(Regardless of the outcome, Macron will remain president through 2027 and in charge of foreign and defense policy.) As Europe’s far-right parties have crept closer to power, their stated goals have shifted from leaving the EU to reforming it from within. The underappreciated story of Europe’s election season isn’t the fragility of the EU and euro, but their resilience. In recent years, right-wing movements have been busy recanting plans to ditch the EU and the euro, while remaining adamantly opposed to immigration. The far right might want a different path from the rest of Europe, but its freedom is limited if it wants to keep the euro.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 20, 2024 15:14 UTC