In picking Barnier, Macron has put his and France's fate in Le Pen's hands | Paul Taylor
Briefly

"The option he finally chose on Thursday, bringing Michel Barnier, a conservative Gaullist former European commissioner, foreign minister and Brexit negotiator, out of retirement at 73 to lead a government, seems unlikely to offer a stable solution."
"When he dissolved parliament in June, Macron said he wanted the electorate's clarification after the RN surged to first place in European parliament elections. Instead, voters delivered a hung parliament with the leftwing New Popular Front (NFP) as the largest bloc, but well short of a majority."
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