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After France’s parliamentary elections, can Macron govern at home and lead abroad?

Célia Belin and
Celia Belin, Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
Célia Belin Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

David Dollar
David Dollar Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center

June 27, 2022

French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) leader and Member of Parliament Marine Le Pen is escorted by France's President Emmanuel Macron after talks at the presidential Elysee Palace, France, June 21, 2022. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS
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In France’s recent parliamentary elections, President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party lost its National Assembly majority, while a leftist alliance of parties and Marine Le Pen’s far-right party made significant gains. Célia Belin, interim director of the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings, discusses how these results happened after Macron’s victory in the presidential contest, what they mean for governance in France, and how they may impact President Macron’s pursuit of a multilateralist foreign policy.

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Celia Belin, Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
Célia Belin Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe

David Dollar Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development, John L. Thornton China Center

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Center on the United States and Europe