Also in this newsletter: the Socialists’ message to Ursula von der Leyen
President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists fall to third place behind leftwing alliance
The party leader anointed her youthful protégé as prime minister in waiting but office may come sooner than either expected
Fund manager expects political gridlock and market discipline to limit ‘meaningfully’ what Rassemblement National can do
Party chief ‘convinced’ Rassemblement National will secure an outright parliamentary majority in snap elections
Jordan Bardella seeks to reassure investors and voters despite vague economic plans
Macron’s Ensemble heads into last week of campaigning before first-round vote trailing far-right and leftwing rivals
Corporate leaders are more alarmed by leftwing alliance’s radical tax agenda than unfunded promises of far-right RN
RN’s economic programme could be twice as costly as tax cuts by former UK premier Liz Truss
The 28-year-old party leader has outshone his mentor Marine Le Pen on the campaign trail
President’s shock move attempts to thwart advance of far-right Rassemblement National
Polls put French far-right leader’s party as clear frontrunner in European parliament vote
Le Pen protégé Jordan Bardella and his RN party profit from weakness of Macron government
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