French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap parliamentary election, in a game of chicken with the French people, hoping they’d swerve away from backing right-wing parties which enjoyed support in the European Union vote last month. 

After two rounds of voting, a coalition of left-wing parties won the most seats.

It has blocked the far-right from taking power but left the country with no dominant political force and the prospect of months of negotiations to form a government.

Today, Emmanuel Macron’s gamble and the political mess left behind.

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William Drozdiak, Global Fellow with the Wilson Center's Global Europe Program and a former Washington Post foreign editor

If you watch or listen to sport on TV or radio, it’s hard to escape a bombardment of gambling ads.

One year ago, a committee of Labor, Coalition and crossbench MPs all agreed that gambling ads should be banned during sports broadcasts.

But 12 months on, there’s little sign of progress.

Today, the push and pushback, when it comes to sports, gambling and politics. 

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Matthew Doran, ABC political reporter

Inflation is stubbornly high in Australia, making every trip to the shop and paying bills really painful.

For those with debt, expectations of an interest rate cut this year have evaporated and another rate rise is a distinct possibility.

It’s not how the federal government had hoped the year would pan out.

Today, the ABC’s Patricia Karvelas on how high prices are changing political calculations. 

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Patricia Karvelas, host of RN Breakfast, Q&A and The Party Room podcast

Labour has won the UK election by a huge margin, with voters kicking the Conservative Party from government after 14 years. 

One of the key policies the Tories ran on is a version of Australia’s offshore immigration detention policy, which was launched by Prime Minister John Howard in the lead-up to the 2001 election. 

This is episode four of Who Broke Britain? A special series from If You're Listening with Matt Bevan. 

ABC News Daily will be back tomorrow. 

Building a retirement nest egg takes decades of careful saving.

But wherever there’s money, there are scammers.

They’re targeting superannuation accounts and with little more than a fake signature and a copy of your passport, they can clean out your life’s savings. 

Today, one man’s battle to get his money back.

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Michael Atkin, national consumer affairs reporter

Labor senator Fatima Payman caused a storm in her own party when she defied the rules, joining the Greens in a symbolic vote on recognising a Palestinian state. 

The combination of the Middle East conflict, old party traditions and a new generation of MPs is a volatile mix.

Today, Laura Tingle, the chief political correspondent for ABC TV’s 7.30 program, on the Labor party’s rigid rules and its ‘irreconcilable’ split with Senator Payman. 

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Laura Tingle, 7.30’s chief political correspondent

The US Supreme Court has delivered Donald Trump a major legal victory, ruling that presidents have significant protection from criminal prosecutions. 

It sets back efforts to prosecute Trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election result. 

It also gives extraordinary immunity to presidents, putting actions deemed to be ‘official’ beyond the reach of the justice system.

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Rick Hasen, Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles and director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project

Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump is still reverberating through US politics. 

Democrats are openly discussing whether Biden should step aside for a new candidate, while Trump is taking a victory lap. 

Today, we speak to John Barron, co-host of Planet America, about how the election of one of the world’s most powerful leaders has come down to two unappealing candidates. 

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John Barron, co-host of Planet America

ABC journalist Jessica Kidd couldn’t believe it, when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer in her early 30s. 

She’s by no means alone. The stats show the number of people under 50 being diagnosed with cancer is increasing. 

Today, we speak with Jess about her experience and an oncologist about why cancer in young adults is on the rise. 

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Jessica Kidd, bowel cancer survivor

Prof Jeanne Tie, medical oncologist and researcher

Unless there’s some sort of miracle for the Tories in the next few days, the party is about to be all but wiped out when the Brits head to the polls on July 4.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has led a disastrous campaign, but the Conservative Party’s demise has been long in the making. 

Today, we explain what David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak did to Britain, with Matt Bevan, host of the podcast series Who Broke Britain? 

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Matt Bevan, host of If You’re Listening podcast