A staggering first-round victory for Marine Le Pen
Emmanuel Macron’s political gamble has backfired.
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New Times,
New Thinking.
Emmanuel Macron’s political gamble has backfired.
ByThe New Popular Front is beset by ideological and personal division.
ByThe European Union was impotent in the face of crisis, while Britain remained agile.
ByThe Baltic leader has become the EU’s strongest advocate for an uncompromising response to Russia.
ByUrsula von der Leyen, Kaja Kallas and António Costa have been selected for the bloc’s top jobs.
ByThe Dutch politician’s ideological flexibility could be an asset to the alliance – or undermine it completely.
ByA closer relationship with the EU will be increasingly difficult to develop.
ByInstead of facing a growing threat from Islamist militants, Russia will try to pin the blame on Ukraine.
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