Far-right advances in EU election, France calls snap national vote

French Jordan Bardella, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party and head of the RN list for the European elections, and Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally party parliamentary group, address party members after the polls closed during the European Parliament elections, in Paris, France, June 9, 2024. /Sarah MeyssonnierBRUSSELS -Gains by the far-right in voting for the European Parliament on Sunday prompted a bruised French