Le Pen also suggested she wanted more distance in relations with fellow European Union powerhouse Germany. While supporting Franco-German friendship and asserting that French and German should replace English as the operating languages of European institutions, she warned “strategic differences...
Many in Europe described the outcome of Sunday’s vote as a win for the European Union as a victory for Le Pen, a deeply eurosceptic politician, could have had huge implications for the stability of the bloc. For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent Macron a message of congratulations...