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Jun 2024
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Will Macron's 'big gamble' election pay ...

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Far-right parties have made gains in Germany, France and Italy - the EU's biggest member states.

Their success has already led to a fall in the value of the euro as markets anticipate turbulent times ahead. President Macron's high-risk response to his Renaissance party losing to Marine Le Pen's National Rally was to call a snap election for the French parliament.
  
Niall Paterson talks to Sky's Europe correspondent Adam Parsons about what's behind the far-right surge and Macron's decision.
  
Plus, the Liberal Democrats launch their manifesto saying it's fully costed. Niall asks economics editor Ed Conway if their numbers add up and he talks to Jon Craig, Sky's chief political correspondent, to find out more about their policies. 
 
Producers: Sydney Pead 
Promotion Producer: Jada-Kai Meosa John 
Editor: Wendy Parker 

This episode mentions the constituency of Aberdeenshire North and Moray East. Here is the full list of candidates: 

Ian Bailey, Liberal Democrats
Andy Brown, Labour Party
Jo Hart, Reform, UK
Seamus Logan, SNP
Douglas Gordan Ross, Conservative and Unionist Party

We also mentioned the constituency of Basildon and Billericay. Here is the full list of candidates:

Christopher Bateman, British Democratic Party
Stephen Conlay, Reform UK
Stewart Goshawk, Green Party
Alex Harrison, Labour Party
Richard Holden, Conservative and Unionist Party
Dave Murray, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Edward Sainsbury, Liberal Democrats
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