On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle we're talking to Art Goldhammer to talk about what's going on in France's parliamentary elections. Was Macron "totally insane" to call this surprise election? Who, on both the Left and the Right, is a danger to the President? How has the far-Right – particularly the National Rally – evolved over time? And how is Emmanuel Macron personally rated amongst the French public?

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Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

• https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/24/five-hours-a-day-on-facebook-how-voters-are-keeping-up-with-the-election
• https://www.thedial.world/issue-17/giorgia-meloni-lawsuits-italy-art
• https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/24/texas-abortion-law-jama-pediatrics-study-increased-infant-deaths/
• https://time.com/6991254/macron-bardella-le-pen-far-right-left-election/ 
• https://scroll.in/article/1069251/excluded-by-the-bjp-shunned-by-the-opposition-indian-muslims-and-the-crisis-of-non-belonging
• https://newrepublic.com/article/182556/macron-france-election-far-right

And here's Art's blog: https://tocqueville21.com/Blog/art-goldhammer/

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