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French Entertainment Industry Relieved Over Defeat of Far Right in Pivotal Elections, but a Fragmented Political Landscape Remains
After rollercoaster-like parliamentary elections, the French film and TV industry have expressed relief in the wake of the far right's defeat.
Predictions had pointed to a triumph from Marine Le Pen’s National Rally based on the first round’s results, marking the first time that such a party would come into power since the pro-Nazi Vichy Regime, which had sparked an uproar within the French media landscape. French President Emmanuel Macron then propelled the country into a state of panic after dissolving the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament, in the wake of the far right’s victory in the European elections on June 9. La France Insoumise’s controversial leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, who was the first person to speak up after the leftist coalition won the elections, demanded that Macron bow down immediately and let his party form a government.
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