{"id":93182,"date":"2024-06-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/no-slowdown-in-dubai-rent-prices-this-year-cost-of-living-is-on-the-rise\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T00:00:00","slug":"no-slowdown-in-dubai-rent-prices-this-year-cost-of-living-is-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2024\/06\/25\/no-slowdown-in-dubai-rent-prices-this-year-cost-of-living-is-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"No slowdown in Dubai rent prices this year + Cost of living is on the rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong style=\"background-color: transparent;\">Good morning, wonderful people.<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"> We have another relatively busy issue for you today, leading with news of Dubai\u2019s massive infrastructure upgrade project, as well as (yet more) M&amp;A news \u2014 including Adnoc and Covestro entering formal negotiations after Adnoc submitted a revised takeover bid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">WATCH THIS SPACE-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt1\"><\/a>  <strong>#1- <\/strong><strong>Dubai\u2019s real estate market isn\u2019t slowing down this year: <\/strong>Real estate and rent prices in Dubai are unlikely to \u201cgo flat\u201d or decline this year \u2014 despite previous analyst forecasts \u2014 as transaction activity in the market remains strong, Bloomberg Middle East reporter Zeinab Fattah said (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/videos\/2024-06-24\/dubai-real-estate-remains-hot-video\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">watch, runtime: 2:59<\/a>). The boom in Dubai\u2019s real estate is now expected to be sustained until 2025-2027, at which point they can begin to cool as new home deliveries begin hitting the market, Fattah said. The continued rise in rent prices reflects a shift that the \u201ctransient nature of Dubai seems to be well and over,\u201d CBRE Group\u2019s head of research Taimur Khan told the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-06-22\/dubai-real-estate-s-resilience-may-signal-end-of-boom-bust-cycle\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">business information service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Making a dent:<\/strong> Recent home deliveries were swiftly absorbed without impacting prices, but upcoming deliveries are anticipated to be more significant in volume. Analysts predict that around 270k homes will be delivered throughout the upcoming period. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Single-family home rentals top the price list:<\/strong> Since the end of 2020, city-wide property prices have surged by 60%, while rent prices have climbed by 83%. The most significant rise has been in single-family home rentals, which now average USD 96k per year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>DATA POINT- Rents in the emirate are expected to climb 10% over the next six months<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khaleejtimes.com\/uae\/dubai-rents-set-to-jump-10-in-remainder-of-2024\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Khaleej Times<\/a> reports, citing Jacob Bramley, senior leasing manager at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bhomes.com\/en\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Betterhomes<\/a>. The handover pipeline over the next two quarters is anticipated to sustain the \u201csteady [rent] growth of 5-10% over the next six months,\u201d Bramley said. Average rents across the emirate have jumped 15.7% y-o-y in 1H 2024, with apartments and townhouses rising about 15% y-o-y and villa rents seeing an 18% y-o-y surge. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The expected climb will follow a 13-quarter consecutive increase<\/strong>, with Dubai drawing demand \u201cfrom everywhere even though the Russian buyers have declined in the market,\u201d Prathyusha Gurrapu, head of research and advisory at Cushman &amp; Wakefield Core told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-06-22\/dubai-real-estate-s-resilience-may-signal-end-of-boom-bust-cycle#:~:text=Instead%2C%20home%20values%20have%20risen%20for%2015%20consecutive%20quarters%20and%20are%20up%2020%25%20for%20the%20year%20ending%20May%2C%20according%20to%20Cushman%20%26%20Wakefield%20Core.%20Rents%20have%20climbed%20for%2013%20straight%20quarters%2C%20although%20at%20a%20slightly%20slower%20clip%20than%20the%20previous%20year.\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt2\"><\/a> <strong>#2- Emirates Steel Arkan + Itochu kick off feasibility study on iron processing plant: <\/strong>Japan\u2019s Itochu Corporation and Emirates Steel Arkan will jointly develop a new low-carbon iron processing plant in Abu Dhabi, according to a press release picked up by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zawya.com\/en\/projects\/industry\/japans-itochu-emirates-steel-arkan-begin-feasibility-study-on-new-uae-plant-report-i9peietu\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zawya<\/a>. The plant will be built together with Japan\u2019s JFE Steel and will produce around 2.5 mn metric tonnes of reduced iron from 2027 onward. The supplier of iron ore will be CSN Mineracao, a Brazilian company in which Itochu has a stake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3- Ajman\u2019s Department of Land and Real Estate Regulation will kick off its building<\/strong> <strong>classification process next Monday, 1 July<\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/en\/article\/b3ts1u9-ajman-launch-building-classification-starting-1st\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. The initiative will see a team of specialized professionals assess buildings and real estate facilities for compliance with standards and regulations, in a bid to ensure service quality and provide transparency for investors interested in renting or purchasing property in the emirate. The process will span three months.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#4- <\/strong><strong>Shanghai-based planemaker Comac has a good chance of breaking the Boeing-Airbus<\/strong><strong> duopoly over the jet market within the next 10 years<\/strong>, CEO of aircraft lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Firoz Tarapore told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/aircraft-lessor-dae-sees-chinas-comac-breaking-airbus-boeing-duopoly-2024-06-21\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>. Despite difficulty in obtaining certifications from European and US regulators, Comac is garnering attention as the other planemakers face labor shortages and engine issues resulting in delivery delays and disrupting airline growth plans, the newswire added. \u201cOver the next decade COMAC has a unique opportunity to break this duopoly into a triopoly because on the one hand Airbus is sold out, and Boeing is having production problems,\u201d Tarapore said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#1- Watch out for fraud:<\/strong> The Abu Dhabi Global Market\u2019s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) issued <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adgm.com\/media\/announcements\/adgms-fsra-issues-alert-concerning-fraudulent-website-sterwa-holdings\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">a warning<\/a> against Sterwa Holdings, whose website falsely claims it is regulated by the FSRA, which the regulatory body believes could be aimed at \u201cconducting fraud, by harvesting personal identifiable information and other credentials.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#2- The deadline to redeem e-AED balance is the end of this week<\/strong>, the Finance Ministry said, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alkhaleej.ae\/2024-06-23\/%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B1%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A\/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA\/%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Khaleej<\/a>. While the Finance Ministry will be shutting down e-AED cards, they have ensured that customers can recover any of their remaining balance before 30 June. The process can be completed by submitting a request on the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mof.gov.ae\/e-dirham-cards-balance-redemption-service-ar\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">ministry\u2019s website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">DATA POINT-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt3\"><\/a> <strong>#1- IPOs in the UAE have raised a combined AED 4.8 bn since the beginning of the year<\/strong>, with total demand for the three initial public offerings of 2024 coming in at some AED 404 bn, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wam.ae\/ar\/article\/13zbfsh-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A9\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wam<\/a> reports. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ICYMI-<\/strong> State-owned <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/de573f5b-c1df-4b13-ba64-58e95fdfcffb\/parkin-share-price-rises-35%2525-on-market-debut\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkin<\/a> and supermarket chain <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/65ee8d31-39fa-4506-ac4e-bdf3e240be04\/%253cmark%253espinneys%253c%2Fmark%253e-share-jump-on-market-debut\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Spinneys<\/a> each debuted on the DFM this year, while Alef Education went public on the ADX <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/uae\/en\/news\/story\/8f0fda5b-4767-467e-a4af-d1219b067b0e\/abu-dhabi%25e2%2580%2599s-first-ipo-in-2024-tumbles-18%2525-on-market-debut\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">earlier this month<\/a>. <\/p>\n<hr style=\"height:2px;border-width:0;color:gray;background-color:gray\">\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a id=\"wwtt4\"><\/a> <strong>#2- Dubai has jumped<\/strong><strong> three spots<\/strong><strong> in Mercer\u2019s cost of living <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mercer.com\/en-ae\/insights\/total-rewards\/talent-mobility-insights\/cost-of-living\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">leaderboard<\/a><\/strong>, making it the most expensive Arab city on the index and number 15 worldwide, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asharqbusiness.com\/article\/65001\/%D8%A5%D9%86%D9%81%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D8%BA%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ashraq Business<\/a>. Abu Dhabi is the runner-up in the ranking of Arab cities, remaining at number 43 worldwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#3- Around AED 1 bn is spent on developing Al Maktoum International Airport\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>infrastructure annually<\/strong>, Dubai South CEO Khalifa Al Zaffin told <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbcarabia.com\/124791\/2024\/24\/06\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%86%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%B3%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8-%D9%84%D9%80-CNBC-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9:-%D9%85%D9%86-8-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-18-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%85%D9%86-flydubai-%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%85%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A2%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-2026\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC Arabia<\/a> in an interview. Total investments in Dubai South amount to at least AED 27 bn, with a 50%-60% contribution from the private sector, according to Zaffin. FlyDubai is expected to transfer approximately 8 to 18 aircrafts to Al Maktoum International Airport by 2026, Al Zaffin announced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#4- Dubai saw motor ins. premiums spike due to April\u2019s rains<\/strong> with Chinese car models up 26% and Japanese and Korean up 25%, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/business\/retail\/in-uae-chinese-japanese-korean-models-record-highest-motor-insurance-hikes-1.1719203964239\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Gulf News<\/a> reports. German and American cars faced a 9% increase, while EVs like Tesla rose by 10-15%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>#5- Registrations for the UAE domain \u201c.ae\u201d surpassed 350k registrations by 2024<\/strong>, with some investors selling domain names at multiples of their initial cost, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.albayan.ae\/economy\/uae\/2024-06-24-1.4894472\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Al Bayan<\/a>. While registering a domain generally costs around USD 34, some attractive domains can multiply in value. A unique domain such as \u201cauto.ae\u201d was sold for USD 101k in June 2022, and \u201cinvest.ae\u201d was sold for USD 75k in August 2021.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>***<br \/><\/strong><strong>DID YOU KNOW that we also cover <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Egypt<\/a><\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Would you like to subscribe? <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/ksa\/en\/user\/news-letters\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Tap or click here<\/a> to get your own copy of EnterpriseAM UAE delivered every weekday before 7am UAE time \u2014 without charge, thanks to our friends at Mashreq.<br \/><strong>***<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uaeformar.enterprise.news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ent.news\/2024\/6\/836.jpg?ssl=1\"><\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\"> THE BIG STORY ABROAD- <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The big business story this morning: Nvidia shares have now slid more than 16% since <\/strong><strong>Thursday<\/strong>, when their rise briefly made the company the most valuable in the world ahead of Apple and Microsoft. The company\u2019s shares tumbled 7% yesterday, helping drag the Nasdaq down 1.1% for the day. (The Dow Jones Index, which doesn\u2019t include Nvidia, was up 0.7%.) That\u2019s left traders reading sheeps\u2019 entrails running technical analysis in search of a support line. <strong>Want to go deeper?<\/strong> Check out the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/7332b1f8-cf7c-4bfa-82f4-88d0deb23f98\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/stocks\/global-stocks-markets-dow-news-06-24-2024-0c66c410\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-06-24\/nvidia-s-13-stock-rout-has-traders-scouring-charts-for-support?srnd=homepage-middle-east&amp;sref=mmeFTDW1\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Climate change is still getting big play on the front pages <\/strong>of major global business news sites. Bloomberg looks at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2024-06-24\/hajj-heat-deaths-saudi-arabia-s-soaring-temperatures-endanger-pilgrims\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi\u2019s heat-preparedness<\/a> after some 1.3k pilgrims died on Hajj this year and a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-northeast-may-finally-get-relief-punishing-heat-wave-2024-06-24\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">heat dome<\/a> remains parked over the US and parts of Canada. Dubai, meanwhile, will spend <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-06-24\/dubai-to-spend-8-billion-on-drainage-after-rains-paralyzed-city\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">USD 8 bn upgrading its drainage system<\/a> after rains paralyzed the emirate in April.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>KEEP AN EYE ON the global logistics system<\/strong>, where an uptick in Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping, drought in central America, and worker strikes in the United States, Canada, and Germany have \u201cintensified upheaval in shipping.\u201d Read: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/24\/business\/global-shipping-rates.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018It\u2019s all happening again.\u2019 The supply chain is under strain<\/a> in the New York Times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Briefly noted: <\/strong>The US and UK press are trumpeting that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/465b6f96-65db-4295-9aee-ef9c1339a992\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/465b6f96-65db-4295-9aee-ef9c1339a992\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">set to be freed<\/a> after striking a plea bargain with the United States. And former European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/9b531104-3e84-4158-a410-6921b4b0ef07\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">is under investigation<\/a> for corruption. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>ELECTION WATCH- <\/strong>French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal takes on his two top challengers in a debate today, with President Emmanuel Macron warning of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/emmanuel-macron-civil-war-far-right-national-rally-far-left-france-unbowed-france-elections\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201ccivil war\u201d<\/a> if the far-right or far-left win at the ballot box. 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