France’s Macron loses grip on parliament amid Russian pressure on energy prices

Paris—Loss of the French President Emmanuel Macron‘s parliamentary majority Russia’s pressure on European energy prices is an early sign of how the economic and political stakes are increasing for European leaders invasion of ukraine Conflict becomes war.

Mr Macron’s party lost dozens of seats in the National Assembly to candidates backed by far-left firebrands Jean-Luc Melenchon and right-wing leaders Marine Le Pen, Both politicians captured record-level inflation to portray Mr Macron as a leader who focused more on his role on the diplomatic stage in dealing with the war in Ukraine, rather than catering to voters. than the voters fighting for