Elections in France
Scattered Machons are desperate to stop far-right La Pens
French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies are desperate to prevent the far-right National Rally (RN) from gaining an absolute majority in the French parliamentary elections. His party Renaissance and his alliance want to turn around before the second round of voting in the country next Sunday. For this purpose, the moderate coalition of Makhon has started a week-long campaign from Monday.
Marine La Pen's right-wing National Rally Party won a landslide victory in Sunday's first round of elections. In this election, Makhon's moderate coalition came third behind the left-wing coalition. According to preliminary results of last Sunday's first round of elections, La Pen's RN won 33 percent of the vote. The left-wing New Popular Front coalition won 28 percent of the vote. And Makhon's moderate coalition got 20 percent of the votes. But before the second round of voting on July 7, it remains to be seen whether the RN can secure an absolute majority in the National Assembly. If the RN wins a majority, it can form a government and appoint La Pen's nominee Jordan Bardela (28) as prime minister.
Most forecasts from French electoral agencies say the RN will not win an absolute majority in the election. However, the final result is not yet certain.
If no party wins a single majority, the country could face a hung parliament, sparking major political chaos in France. Such political instability will cause major problems for the country where Paris is going to host the Olympic Games next summer. Apart from this, the country has been playing a big role in supporting Ukraine in the international arena. La Pen has warned that her government will change its policy on Ukraine.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Atal must resign after the second round of voting. He warned that the right wing is now on the brink of power. He said that RN should not get a single vote in the second phase.
"We have seven days to save France from disaster," said Raphael Glauxmann, leader of the left-wing coalition.
French President Emmanuel Macron
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In the first round of voting, less than 100 seats out of 577 seats in the National Assembly have been confirmed. The results of the rest of the seats will be decided after the second phase of polling. In the second phase, there may be a two-way or three-way fight in these seats. The Makhon camp hopes that strategic voting will keep the RN from winning an absolute majority. In this the party will not be able to secure the required 289 seats.
Makhon, in a written statement, called for a grand coalition as a strategy to fend off the right wing ahead of the second round of voting. This has created a controversy among the supporters of the party. The debate is about whether party supporters should vote for the left to prevent the right. An editorial in the left-wing newspaper Liberation called on Makhon to withdraw his coalition's candidates in the third-placed districts and give the left-wing coalition a chance.
More than 8,000 left-wing supporters gathered near the Place de la Republica in central Paris to prevent a right-wing takeover, French police said last night.
Risk analyst firm Eurasia Group said the RNs looked likely to remain short-changed in their absolute majority.
The country's Prime Minister's Office said regarding the election, the head of state has thrown France under the bus. The bus is running smoothly. Now it is placed in front of Matignon's door (Prime Minister's office).
The formation of a government for the nationalist and anti-immigration RN party would be a turning point in modern French history. This is the first such incident to happen after the Second World War. Bardela said he would be the prime minister of all French people.
A right-wing prime minister would not do much for President Makhon. Even if the right-wing government is formed, Makhon has promised to remain in power until the end of 2027. Bardela, however, said he would only become prime minister if the RN wins the second round of elections and gets an absolute majority. France's far-right leader called on voters to secure a single majority in parliamentary elections. Wanting to bring reforms in France, Bardela said to the voters, it is not possible without a single majority. "I need a single majority to effectively run the government," he said.
President Emmanuel Macron announced early elections in France after his party's poor results in the European Parliament elections. Fearing the
progress of the right-wing in the European Parliament elections, Makhon held early elections to protect his authority. Many people in the country were shocked by his announcement. In addition, there is political uncertainty in Europe's second largest economy. In previous elections, French voters have not allowed hard-right parties to emerge. But this time, the common people of the country are leaning towards the right wing for various reasons including the increase in the price of fuel. Because the right wing has promised to reduce VAT on fuel and exempt the under 30s from income tax.
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