{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7144a390-7a86-440e-9b2e-db712c18368c/6669c29efea455001244a536?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Macron's gamble","description":"<p>After a grim showing for his party in the European elections, President Emmanuel Macron stunned observers by calling snap elections in France. With Marine Le Pen’s National Rally riding high in the polls, could French voters elect a far-right government? Gideon discusses the possible ramifications of Macron’s gamble with Célia Belin, head of the Paris office of the European Council on Foreign Relations. <em>Clip: La Province</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3RrRtXk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan Bardella: the far-right TikTok king gunning for France’s premiership</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3KL6WO8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emmanuel Macron appeals for rivals to join his fight against ‘extremist fever’</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3yYk93T\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Victory for French far right could trigger Liz Truss-style debt crisis, warns finance minister</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3xm3l68\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Why Emmanuel Macron went all in against Marine Le Pen</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/f8e3fb61-3752-4cf5-a81a-23f0afe3eefe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}