French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on mainstream parties to join forces to form a solid majority in the National Assembly, in his first public comments since Sunday's snap election delivered parliamentary gridlock. The vote, which Macron unexpectedly called after losing to the far-right National Rally (RN) in European elections, has plunged France into uncharted waters, with three politically divergent blocs and no obvious path to forming a government. Watch for more!
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Centrist and left-wing candidates have reluctantly united to thwart Le Pen’s party. Hundreds of candidates withdrew from races across France’s 577 constituencies to consolidate the anti-RN vote.
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Macron is expected to explain his shocking decision to dissolve the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, that has triggered an early legislative election to take place three weeks after the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen triumphed at the election for the European Union Parliament
Investors ultimately expect victory from the centrist Emmanuel Macron but are fretting over the likelihood of a strong showing by either far-Right candidate Marine Le Pen or far-Left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
Experts say global market sentiment doused water on Indian equities, causing the Nifty to close below 5000 today.
Global cues are strong and our market could see a move up on the back of positive cues but then again it could also be tempered due to Reliance Industries' fourth quarter numbers which saw a 21% drop in PAT.
Politics is the key thing in Greece says Sarah Hewin, senior economist at Standard Chartered Bank. According to her, there is potential for Euro to drop below 1.30 over the course of the next few months