French left vows ‘total break’ with Macron policies
2 years agoFrench far-right Reconquete party former lead candidate for the European parliament election Marion Marechal (2ndL) speaks to media representatives next to Reconquete's Guillaume Peltier (L) outside the National Assembly in Paris on June 12, 2024. - French President Emmanuel Macron on June 11, 2024 faced opposition alliances crystallising on left and right, after the centrist called a snap parliamentary election in the wake of a European poll defeat at the hands of the far right. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP)
France's left put up a united front on Friday, vowing a "total break" with President Emmanuel Macron's policies if it wins historic polls, while far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen pledged a "national unity government" if her party emerges victorious.