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By Azad ZANGANA, Senior European Economist and Strategist at Schroders
We assess the economic implications as populist parties look set to take more control of political agendas in Europe.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a surprise French parliamentary election following a very disappointing performance of his coalition in the European parliamentary elections.
Early indications are that Rassemblement National, RN (the re-named National Front) won the largest share of votes and allocated seats at the European Parliament. This was in line with a general shift across Europe to right-wing nationalist populist parties. Importantly, RN secured around double the share of votes that the ruling coalition Besoin...
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