Editorial: Le Monde

• France has only three weeks to prevent the far right from taking power for the first time through the ballot box.
• There will be elections for the National Assembly since President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the Assembly.
• The outcome of the European elections has shown that Macron's party, Renaissance, has less than half the support of the far-right party, the Rassemblement National.
• Macron's election campaign has been criticized for its arrogance and clumsiness.
• Macron is faced with the challenge of reducing the far-right vote without having led a policy capable of eradicating its roots.
• The timing of the elections may have caused regret in Macron's party for the mistake made two years ago when it decided not to uphold the republican front that had earned him his two elections.
• Finally, Macron's failure is not solely down to himself, but a wider rise of the far-right that exceeds his tenure.

Conclusion: The political situation in France is precarious, with rising rightist support threatening not only the country but all of Europe, particularly in times of war and climate crisis. It also calls for unity, specifically on the left, as a means to successfully tackle this threat.

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