TOTI: Vive la France

OK so let’s check in on France!

• In early June, the European Parliament (EU) election resulted in a surge in right-wing nationalist and parliament parties. In France, the National Rally (RN), headed up by noted xenophobe Marine Le Pen, gained seven seats.
• Immediately following those results, French President Emmanuel Macron surprisingly and somewhat inexplicably dissolved parliamenta and called for snap elections.
• After the first round of elections, polls suggested that the National Rally, led by Le Pen and the would-be 28-year-old Prime Minister Jordan Bardella, would gain an absolute majority.
• But! Exit polls released immediately after the second and final round of voting today painted a very different picture:

Know Your Meme

Hopefully you’re not reading this at work!

That one’s for my fellow musical theater fans

Like any good series finale, this election features a cameo from an earlier season:

So what does this all mean for France?

Naturally, Americans are now wondering what could be.

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On the surface, Macron comes out ahead.

But the reality is not quite as flattering.

Attal = Macron’s Prime Minister

Perhaps there are lessons to learn here. Anyhow!

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I love when global sporting events lend themselves to ~a narrative.

We can have a little U.S. politics too, as a treat.

Adam Schiff is the latest high profile Democrat to (all but) call on Joe Biden to drop out:

It’s not gonna stop. 🤷‍♀

Meanwhile, the Post is having a normal one.