Editorial: Le Monde

• Macron's untimely dissolution of the National Assembly thrust the country into an extremely compressed electoral campaign.
• Leader Macron's decision illustrates his incapability to utilize the remaining years of his term to reimpose an effective policy and majority.
• There is the possibility of a far-right takeover of power for the first time due to the upcoming parliamentary elections.
• The rise of far-right extremists poses a major threat to Western democracies.
• The National Front (RN) continues to base itself on antisemitic and racist ideologies.
• Macron's policies have exposed the central block to a possible downfall.
• Jean-Luc Mélenchon complicates the unity stance due to his violent verbal style and permanent confrontation strategy.
• The RN threatens to reverse more than two centuries of republican progress if it attains power.

Conclusion: The looming possibility of the far-right gaining power poses a threat to France's democracy. Therefore, it is imperative that strategies and policies are mobilized to prevent such a threat.

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