French stock market index CAC 40 (^FCHI) has fallen as low as 2.3% Friday morning — putting it on track for its biggest weekly loss since early 2022 — in response to political tensions stemming from President Emmanuel Macron's call for a snap election.

Yahoo Finance's Jared Blikre reports on the ripple effects this election year for most countries are having on international markets, including the CAC 40 and Japan's Nikkei 225 (^N225).

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.