The first round of early parliamentary elections on June 30 saw the far right come out on top in the votes cast. Many German media outlets are talking about a political “earthquake” and are worried about the political future of France.
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The first round of the early legislative elections, Sunday June 30, saw the National Rally come in first with 33% of the votes cast. Across the Rhine, the German press unanimously points out that “bitter defeat” by Emmanuel Macron. Many media outlets even go so far as to speak of a “earthquake” politics and are worried about the political future of France.
The comment of the South German Zeitung, one of the most important German newspapers, is clear. The center-left daily discusses France’s drift on Monday “towards obscurantism, withdrawal into oneself and xenophobia”The German press also denounces the failed poker move of Emmanuel Macron, who called these legislative elections following the defeat of the presidential majority in the European elections of May 2024. “Everyone knew that his side could not win these elections, except him, apparently,” laments the weekly magazine Die Zeit.
“Can the opponents of the RN still prevent Jordan Bardella from becoming Prime Minister?” asks the question Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitungwithout really believing it. “The absolute majority is within reach of the extreme right” writing The Mirror. For its part, the tabloid Image dares the comparison with Hitler’s coming to power in 1933.
If the National Rally wins the majority in the second round of legislative elections, scheduled for July 7, 2024, then “Europe must prepare for a blockage”, warns the news site T-Online. “France could lose its role as a European driving force,” worries the economic daily Handelsblattbefore concluding : “Paris has become a problematic partner”.
