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Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella at a political campaign in Marseille (via Obatala photography/ Shutterstock)

Rise of the populist right in Portugal and France

Caitlin Allen | Daily Briefing

Political leaders on the continent are riding a wave of populism as this summer’s European Parliament election looms.

French President Emmanuel Macron receives Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and address journalists before a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France on March 21, 2022.

French Elections: five years of turmoil ahead as Macron denied majority

Walter Ellis | France

French voters deliver a second term of gridlock for the President as the far-left and far-right make major parliamentary gains.