by Mish Shedlock, Mish Talk:

The French President and the German Chancellor both suffered record defeats in the European Parliament election. Macron calls a surprise parliamentary election after defeat.

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise

I called the record defeat of French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and the demise of the Greens, So did others.

I don’t believe anyone called for snap French elections.

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A deep humiliation as expected for Macron’s centrist camp in today’s European elections. The Far Right lead candidate Jordan Bardella took 32 % of the votre, according to the first official estimations, almost 17 points ahead of Macron’s candidate, Valerie Hayer on 15.2%

— Mujtaba Rahman (@Mij_Europe) June 9, 2024

Winners and Losers

Winners: The Far Right

Losers: Renew Europe (Macron), and the Greens.

Marine Le Pen Set for Record Win

Bloomberg has this live update on the elections.

• Macron calls a surprise parliamentary election after defeat


• Center-right EPP on track to remain as the EU’s biggest party


• Far right make gains, while support for Greens falters


• German chancellor set for record defeat, poll shows


• Le Pen beating Macron by 17 points, French exit poll shows

The only surprise in that set is point number one.

“The rise of nationalists, of demagogues, is a danger for our nation, but also for our Europe, for France’s place in Europe and the world,” said Marcon in a televised announcement.

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