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As France burns, the far right sees an opening
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POLITICO
“Current events, alas, prove us right.”
Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella arrive to attend a ceremony in Nice, France on July 14, 2026.
| Pool photo by Philippe Magoni via AFP/Getty ImagesThat frustration extends to climate preparedness.
In a YouGov poll published this month, 74 percent of respondents said they were dissatisfied with Macron’s climate-adaptation policies.
Coming after an extreme heatwave left the countryside tinder-dry, they have already scorched nearly twice as much land as during the last devastating fire season in 2022.