EU cohesion at risk in French election fallout

Implications of result remain uncertain as anxiety looms over European leaders

The failure of Marine Le Pen's National Rally, or RN, to secure a majority in the French Parliament has brought joy to mainstream pro-Europeans.

However, experts said the implications of the result remain uncertain, and they believe it is already apparent that French President Emmanuel Macron's role as a key driver of European integration will be significantly reduced.

"In Paris there is enthusiasm, in Moscow there is disappointment, in Kyiv there is relief. Enough to be happy in Warsaw," Donald Tusk, former president of the European Council and current prime minister of Poland, wrote on his X account following the French legislative elections on July 7.