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Like every evening, the 11pm news report takes a look at the news broadcast by European television channels. It’s the Eurozapping of Wednesday, July 3.
Spain takes sides in the French elections. For the inauguration of the new foundation of the Socialist Party, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez commented on the situation in France: “I hope, for the good of France and Europe, that the agreement between the political parties and the mobilization of progressive and republican France will make it possible to curb the extreme right, as we did in Spain a year ago.” At the time, the Vox party only won 33 seats, proof that this far-right wave, which has already swept seven European countries, can be contained.
There are also legislative elections in Great Britain, with a surprise return of Boris Johnson. Arriving as the white knight, he came to support Rishi Sunak, after the Conservative Party sank in the polls. “This is the height of madness. If these polls are correct, we are set to give Labour a super majority, which they will use to turn us into the punks of Brussels.”Boris Johnson said. In the shadows, right-wing extremist Nigel Farage is also resurfacing. Polling stations open on Thursday, July 4 at seven o’clock.
In Germany, the Ukrainian issue is before the parliament. On Tuesday, July 2, the Hungarian Prime Minister supported the idea of a ceasefire without compensation. The next day, Olaf Scholz came to clarify his position before the German parliamentarians: “In my opinion, Germany should not support a ceasefire that implies the capitulation of Ukraine under any circumstances.”Faced with an opposition worried about the consequences of the conflict, the Chancellor wanted to be reassuring. He pledged never to drag his country into a direct war against Russia.