The electorates of both Britain and France seemed to have curtailed the rise of the far right with a pair of election results that have brought joy to centrists across both countries. Labour secured an historic majority in the UK with Keir Starmer already in the throes of his new role as prime minister. Meanwhile, France’s leftist alliance the New Popular Front and President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble managed to keep Marine Le Pen’s National Rally out of power. But despite the results, it is clear the support for the far-right has grown and that quirks in both electoral systems have…

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