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2024 Legislative Elections: Foreign Media React to the Elections
2024 Legislative Elections: Foreign Media React to the Elections
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The legislative elections kept the foreign media in suspense. All reacted, on Sunday July 7, to the discovery of a French Assembly without a majority.
On Sunday, July 7, the world’s televisions followed the results of the legislative elections in France. The English reporters had bet on the HQ of the National Rally, thinking they were on the winning side. The foreign media ended the evening at Place de la République. The victory of the left is described as “French Revolution” by the Italian press. In Russia, the public media are reporting the disorder in the streets.
In Germany, proof of the importance of the moment, the Chancellor reacts and expresses his relief. “It would have been a great challenge if the French president had had to accept cohabitation with a right-wing populist party”says Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany. For its part, Italy is worried about a France without a clear majority. A daily newspaper headlines: “Chaos under the Parisian sky”. Belgium, accustomed to elusive coalitions, prefers to put things into perspective. The foreign press is divided.
