2024-07-07 18:24:31
The last pre-election polls showed that Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) was unlikely to win an absolute majority. The far-right and their allies are predicted to win between 205 and 240 seats. Although they would become the strongest force, they would clearly fall short of an absolute majority of 289 seats.
According to polls, the second place should be taken by the new left-wing alliance formed for the early elections, which consists of the Greens, Socialists, Communists and the Left Party. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist camp would remain only third.
If the RN does not win an absolute majority, three blocs are likely to form in the National Assembly, which could paralyze the government and plunge the country into a political crisis.
Macron unexpectedly announced early parliamentary elections after the triumph of the far-right on June 9. in the elections to the European Parliament. If they do manage to win an absolute majority, he could be forced to appoint RN chairman Jordan Bardell as head of government. Then for the first time since 1997 the president and the prime minister in France would represent different political directions. And this should also have consequences for European politicians.
In the first round of elections, as in the European Parliament elections, the extreme right won the most votes. The new left alliance and E. Macron’s centrist camp were next in line. In the first round, the winners of 76 mandates out of 577 were revealed. Most of them went to RN (39) and the Left Alliance (32).
2024-07-07 18:24:31