Jean-Noel Barrot: A snap election in France

Published: June 14, 2024, 7:06 a.m.

Stephen Sackur is in Paris to speak to the French Minister Delegate for Europe, Jean-No\xebl Barrot. President Emmanuel Macron has just taken the gamble of his political life, calling a snap parliamentary election in an effort to outsmart the extremes of right and left. If it backfires, what will it mean for France and Europe?