FILE PHOTO: Michel Barnier of the French conservative party Les Republicains (The Republicans – LR) arrives to attend an emergency meeting called by LR party chiefs in Paris, following their leader Eric Ciotti’s decision to form an alliance between his party’s candidates and the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National – RN) in a snap parliamentary election, France, June 12, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo