The Guardian – Macron calls snap election after surge of far right
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- Macron calls snap election after surge of far right: France’s president Emmanuel Macron last night called snap legislative elections following his allies crushing defeat to the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European Parliament elections. According to usually reliable projections, Macron’s centrist party was on course to score between 14.8-15.2% of the vote, less than half the tally of 31. 1.5-33% predicted for Marine Le Pen’s RN party- its highest ever in a nationwide election. [https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/eu-elections-far-right-gains-germany-austria-netherlands-exit-polls]
- ‘Wonderful and kind’ Tributes after Michael Mosley found dead: The wife of the British TV presenter Michael Mosley has confirmed the “devastating” news that her husband has been found dead on the Greek island of Symi. Dr Clare Bailey said she and the couple’s four children took comfort in the fact that he “had almost made it”, after his body was found close to a coastal resort on Sunday. “We’re taking comfort in the fact that he so very nearly made it. He did an incredible climb, took the wrong route and collapsed where he couldn’t be easily seen by the extensive search team.”[https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jun/09/body-of-man-believed-to-be-tv-doctor-michael-mosley-found-on-greek-island-authorities-say]
- Labour pledge to create 100,000 nursery places: Labour has pledged to create more than 100,000 new nursery places for children from nine months old, helping to both drive up standards and meet demand, as a key manifesto offer for working parents.[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/09/exclusive-labour-pledges-to-create-more-than-100000-new-nursery-places]
- Gantz quits emergency war cabinet in Israel: The Israeli politician and former military chief Benny Gantz has followed through on a threat to resign from Benjamin Netanyahu’s emergency war cabinet, leaving the prime minister more reliant than ever on far-right elements of his coalition government.[https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/09/moderate-politician-benny-gantz-resigns-israeli-war-cabinet]
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