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They didn't exactly suffer a blow. They increased their number of seats in the parliament from 89 to 142. Yes, they are the 3rd biggest group when most polls were putting them on top, but their influence is increasing a lot and they stay in a position of opposition which may favor them for the next big election, the presidential election of 2027.
The biggest group in the new parliament, Nouveau Front Populaire, was formed less than a month ago. They have much to prove if they want to gain long term trust of the electors, and this with only a relative majority, which will make it difficult for them to vote reforms on their terms.
All am saying is, I am glad we avoided the worst yesterday, but there is still much work to do. One battle won, war against fascism continues...
It's a Newsweek article. To them it was probably a huge blow.
The NFP has the problem that it's a group of several different parties, they agreed to some things before the election, but after the election they have to actually work together, and also with the Ensemble group to get any majorities at all.