Germany’s Scholz expresses concern over a far-right victory in France
Al Jazeera
France heads to the polls in July for a snap election, and opinion polls predict President Emmanuel Macron’s party is trailing.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said he is “concerned” about the prospect of a victory for the far right in France’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
President Emmanuel Macron’s party is trailing badly with less than two weeks to go before the first round of the snap elections he called in response to the far-right drubbing that his party received in European polls.
Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party also made gains in this month’s European Parliament elections, while Scholz’s ruling coalition suffered.
“I am concerned about the elections in France,” Scholz told public broadcaster ARD in an annual summer interview.
“And I hope that parties that are not [Marine] Le Pen, to put it that way, are successful in the election. But that is for the French people to decide,” he added.
