nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/96d7fb6700ab2863 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 240610s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/96d7fb6700ab2863 doi eng 342 23 Capoccia, Giovanni Author aut A High-Stakes Game - Macron, Le Pen, and the Future of France and the EU Capoccia, Giovanni Verfassungsblog 2024-06-10 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier So it has happened: Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (RN) received more than twice the votes of Macron’s Renaissance list in the European elections (31.4% vs. 14.6%). Following the results, Macron announced to dissolve parliament and call an early election. Judging by the immediate reactions on social media, Macron’s announcement shocked several commentators and the public. Yet, from the perspective of the 2027 presidential elections, the reasoning may not be as reckless as it seems. Macron’s calculation is based on the consideration that three more years of the current situation would make a Le Pen presidency highly likely in 2027. CC BY-SA 4.0 French Constitution French Elections Illiberalism Macron Macron Emmanuel | 1977- | Politiker Politologe Philosoph Marine Le Pen Rassemblement National Right-wing populism (DE-588)1089164025 gnd Macron Emmanuel | 1977- | Politiker Politologe Philosoph Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/macron-le-pen-and-the-future-of-france-and-the-eu/ raw object