Opinion Today: Emmanuel Macron’s wild gamble

France’s political earthquake. 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You can absorb the event, taking time to reflect on it. Or you can react immediately, plunging into action in the hope it rearranges the rupture. President Emmanuel Macron of France is clearly partial to the second approach. Just hours after the [stunning success](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTWWYP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wOS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZnJhbmNlLWV1cm9wZWFuLWVsZWN0aW9ucy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjQwNjEzJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjEzMSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNjk0NzAmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZUmOBqZvl_VwxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in Sunday’s vote for the European Parliament, Macron dissolved parliament and called snap elections. Jaws fell to the floor. The vote, to be held over two rounds on June 30 and July 7, hands the French far right a seemingly golden opportunity to enter government. The move, Cole Stangler [writes in a guest essay today](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTWWYP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMy9vcGluaW9uL21hY3Jvbi1mcmFuY2UtZWxlY3Rpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTMxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQ3MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlSY4Gpm-X9XDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), will “go down as one of the wildest gambles in modern French history.” The risk, Stangler shows, was calculated. Already lacking a majority in the National Assembly, Macron faced a slow draining away of his authority in the wake of Sunday’s vote. His coalition, never stable, could crack under the pressure of the ascendant National Rally; the path to a Le Pen presidency in 2027 was all too clear to see. To break this dynamic, Macron — as he has so often in his political career — took the risky option. Success is far from certain. The National Rally, bolstered by its new rising star, [Jordan Bardella](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTWWYP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvam9yZGFuLWJhcmRlbGxhLWZyYW5jZS1ldS1lbGVjdGlvbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDI0MDYxMyZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjYxMzEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTY5NDcwJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmVJjgamb5f1cMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), has never been stronger — and the republican front, the tradition by which voters and parties unite to defeat the far right, never weaker. Polls suggest that the National Rally is in the lead and likely to form some part of the next government. But Macron may have anticipated this, too. His gambit, Stangler argues, “can also be seen as an effort to derail the National Rally’s march to the Élysée Palace by, counterintuitively, forcing the party to govern.” It’s an almighty wager, to put it lightly. The situation is moving fast: There is talk of pacts on the left and right, and victory for the far right is no given. But there could well be more shocks ahead. [Read the full essay here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTWWYP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMy9vcGluaW9uL21hY3Jvbi1mcmFuY2UtZWxlY3Rpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTMxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQ3MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlSY4Gpm-X9XDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD): ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoTWWYP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xMy9vcGluaW9uL21hY3Jvbi1mcmFuY2UtZWxlY3Rpb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyNDA2MTMmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2MTMxJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE2OTQ3MCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZlSY4Gpm-X9XDFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD [Emmanuel Macron standing in a black suit surrounded by darkness.] Pool photo by Stephane Mahe Guest Essay France Is on the Brink of Something Terrifying In calling snap elections, Emmanuel Macron has taken a dangerous gamble. 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