The French have thrown their weight behind a staunch pro-European while the British have slapped down both the party and leader managing their country's exit from the E.U. It's hard to overstate the implications but simply put, for the first time in France's Fifth Republic - declared by Charles de Gaulle in 1958 - no traditional political party will be in control of France's central government. "Their choice has a clear meaning," party president Catherine Barbaroux said of the voters. - positions he placed at the center of his campaign and were clearly part of the appeal of his newly-successful party. Across the English Channel, British Prime Minister Theresa May can only look at her French counterpart's majority and go green with envy.

Source: Forbes June 12, 2017 19:13 UTC