TV Nova | The far right wins the first round of parliamentary elections in France

The far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen wins the first round of the early parliamentary elections in France. The foreign media are talking about the end of the Macron era, but he is not giving up and has called on the French people to vote against the far right. Martin Vokálek, executive director of EUROPEUM Institute, comments for TV Nova on what is driving voters to the far right and what the situation is in France.

Over the past five years we have gone through a pandemic, Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the associated energy and economic crisis, and a large influx of refugees from Ukraine. Many of these things are also affecting citizens in the Czech Republic and elsewhere in Europe, and these citizens often look for solutions in strongly populist politicians or in far-right parties.

The full interview can be found here.

Martin Vokálek
Executive Director

Expertise: Economic issues, European security and NATO, war crimes and international law problematic