'After this day, I cannot go on as though nothing has happened,' said France's Macron.
National Rally leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella at a rally in Paris on June 2. Photo: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesSunday, with devastating losses forcing French President Emmanuel Macron to concede that the threat from nationalists could no longer be ignored.
The extraordinary gamble came moments after European Parliament exit polls pointed to a dominant showing by Marine Le Pen's National Rally and major gains for other far-right parties across Europe.
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