Finishing "third place" with 50 parlementarian more than before, and a minority big enough to block any left wing measure isn't a blow. It's a quasi victory
this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2024
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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.
I'm glad that freedom loving people in France put two and two together after the RN wins in EP elections. Leftists finally found a bit of unity knowing that the consequences of a divided left front would usher in the right wing.
Macron didn't accept the resignation offer from PM Attal, but it's totally Macron's fault for putting France in this unstable position, just in time for les Jeux Olympiques.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
One expert in French politics told Newsweek that the election has "deepened polarization" in France, while another said that Macron has been left "weakened."
However, the country at the heart of Europe and NATO has been plunged into the uncertainty of a hung parliament with no grouping gaining a majority.
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who is planning to resign later Monday, said that France is facing an "unprecedented political situation," the Associated Press reported.
While the move by the left and center to act as a bulwark against the far-right has worked, the gamble by Macron to call an election in the first place has not, according to former French ambassador to the U.S. Gérard Araud.
Sébastien Maillard, associate fellow of the Europe program at London's Chatham House think tank, said that the hung parliament will force French political parties to compromise.
"France will weaken its leadership in the EU should this state of confusion last too long and the country now needs reconciliation after deepened polarization through these snap elections."
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Rage and make threats all you want Le Pen. You have nothing to offer.