In France and the United Kingdom, the left won two electoral victories, but only by default
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While the left came out on top in the French and British elections, these victories were still bitter. The winners may have been able to take advantage of a strong rejection of sitting governments, as well as concerns around the rise of the far right, but the hardest part is yet to come.