What Do Starmer and Le Pen Have in Common?
Britain is moving leftward with the rise of Sir Keir’s Labour, and France is moving rightward with the gains by Le Pen’s National Rally.

What do these two countries have in common? Britain, in a historic victory by Labour, will be moving left. France, in a surge by the National Rally in the first round of its election, is likely to secure gains by its rightist party. It seems they are moving in opposite directions. And yet, maybe not. For we see one common theme — voters in both countries are delivering major gains to leaders who decided to confront antisemitism within their ranks.
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