Former French European Commissioner Pascal Lamy said on Monday that the rise of populism and extremism poses a danger to France and Europe.
Lamy spoke to Lusa after speaking at the panel “Reflections on the future of the European Union in light of the legacy of Jacques Delors” as part of the conference “Agora Jacques Delors – The next generation in Europe”, organised by the Jacques Delors Institute, which brings together in Lisbon until Thursday 130 young people from 30 countries, as well as members of the Commission, MEPs and European policy experts.
The National Union (National Rally, in French) was the party that won the most votes in the first round of Sunday’s French legislative elections, taking 33% of the vote, ahead of the left-wing New Popular Front (NPF, 28.5%) and the centrist Together for the Republic, part of President Emmanuel Macron’s party (22%). The second round of legislative elections will be held next Sunday, July 7.
Asked to comment on the results of the first round of voting, the former European Trade Commissioner and former President of the World Trade Organization (WTO) stressed that the figures recorded on Sunday “do not count.”
“Yesterday’s results [domingo] “They don’t count. What matters is the results of next Sunday. And they remain extremely uncertain, even if, in my view, the threat of a far-right government is real. It’s wrong, it’s possible,” he responded on the sidelines of the Nossa Europa Academy event.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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