How will the French far-right affect Europe if they win the election?

The French far-right is to win the European elections in France. Will the historical result affect the current EU political balance?

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00:00The huge gains France's far-right is expected to make in June's European elections could

00:07reshape EU politics. It could shape any new coalition in the European Parliament and weaken

00:14pro-EU forces.

00:19According to an exclusive Euronews Super Poll, the far-right national rally is in first place,

00:25while Macron's party renaissance is second, followed by the Socialist Party. The French

00:29far-right is spearheaded by the national rally's Jordan Bardella, Marine Le Pen's heir apparent.

00:35The party made electoral progress from March to April, as opposed to Macron's rival centrist

00:39party, which seems to be losing even more ground.

00:48Support for the Socialists hasn't grown, yet it is still alive after years of political

00:53trouble. Right-wingers, the Republicans, are in fourth among French voters. The far-left

00:58LFI party of Jean-Luc Mélenchon faces improved electoral fortunes, while the French Greens

01:04have lost some ground compared to March.

01:07The French far- and radical-right is made up of two parties. The larger is the national

01:11rally, a component of the Identity and Democracy group in the European Parliament. Whilst it's

01:16smaller compared to Israël Conquête, a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists

01:21led by Eric Zemmour, an ultra-nationalist author and columnist. The French right-wing's

01:25surge could influence the composition of the future parliament, especially in terms

01:30of seats and political leanings. Life could be difficult for the current Grand Coalition

01:35of Social Democrats, centre-right EPP, and pro-market liberals.

01:43President Macron's renaissance party leads the Grand Coalition due to the number of seats

01:47it holds, but an electoral setback could kill the Grand Coalition's political alliance.

01:56The French liberals appear to be yielding some of their votes to the socialists, but

02:03they face a showdown of their own from Mélenchon's far-left LFI.