in france in the first round of parliamentary elections. the election, called to widespread surprise by president emmanuel macron, has thrown french politics into disarray. support for the anti immigration and eurosceptic national rally party has surged despite president macron s pledges to stop its rise. the far right national rally is widely expected to come in first place. in the 577 member national assembly, pa rliament s lower house. but it remains unclear if the party will secure an outright majority. the shape of the new parliament will become clear after the second round of voting onjuly 7. i am joined by prof jonah levy, vice chair of the department of political science, specialising in french and west european politics at the university of california, berkeley. thank you forjoining us. first of all, remind us, why did president emmanuel macron call this snap election? this snap election? president emmanuel this snap election? president emmanuel macron this snap
the french capital where voters have been flocking to the polls all morning, some hoping for the first far right government since the war, other desperately trying to block it. and a sky full of stars at coldplay s glastonbury set with a few surprise guests. hello. welcome to this hour. we will have more on the uk election but let s take you to an election that is happening at the moment. voting in the first round of france s parliamentary elections is under way. the surprise election, called by president emmanuel macron, has thrown french politics into disarray, support for the anti immigration and eurosceptic national rally party has surged despite president macron s pledges to stop its rise. this is the leader of the national rally casting his ballot the 28 year old is seen as a protege of marine le pen. his party is expected to come first but it s unclear whether they d command an overall majority. the second round of voting will be on the seventh ofjuly. you can
parliamentary elections this is the scene live at a polling atation in paris. support for the far right national rally party has surged since they won the european elections three weeks ago despite macron pledging to stop its rise. i am mark lohan live in paris where voters are flocking to the polling station, some hoping for the first far right government since the second world war, others desperately trying to block it. and a sky full of stars at coldplay s glastonbury set with a few surprise guests. country star shania twain takes the stage this afternoon. let s start with the breaking news this past hour. the spanish civil guard has called off the search for the missing british teeenagerjay slater. the 19 year old from lancashire has been missing in tenerife since 17june, after he told a friend he was lost in the mountains. let s get more on this. with me is in the studio is our correspondent frankie mccamley. what we know at the moment as yesterday there was this
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called me up three or four times. oops. for the first time, donald trump lets slip that he actually lost the 2020 election to joe biden. the journalist who extracted that confession joins me in a moment with even more never before heard clips that will make you wonder what s going on with this guy s mentals. also tonight, trump s getting exactly what he needs from his allies on the supreme court, who continue to drag out their decision on presidential immunity. plus, louisiana s governor forces the ten commandments into public school classrooms. when his state has far more pressing concerns. like its extremely low education rankings. but we begin tonight a week out from the first and historically the earliest presidential debate between biden and trump, and how it will set the tone for the final months of the presidential campaign. over at the new york times, trump whispering maggie haberman has new reporting on how trump is preparing or not to face president biden