French Left Wing Coalition Projected To Defeat Far Right In Second Round Of Voting

[skews13]

After a markedly high turnout, the NFP – a cluster of five parties ranging from the far-left France Unbowed party to the more moderate Socialists and the Ecologists – was projected to win between 172 and 192 seats in the National Assembly, making it the largest party, but falling short of the 289 seats required to form an absolute majority.

President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble alliance, which had slumped to a dismal third in the first round of voting last Sunday, has since recovered strongly and is projected to win between 150 and 170 seats. Despite leading after the first round of votes, the far-right National Rally (RN) was projected to win between 132 and 152 seats.

The RN’s strong showing in the first round stirred fears that France could be on the cusp of electing its first far-right government since the collaborationist Vichy regime of World War II. But Sunday’s projection comes as a huge upset and shows French voters’ overwhelming desire to keep the far right from gaining power.

French left-wing coalition projected to beat the far right in surprise second-round result — CNN

In an unexpected second-round result, the New Popular Front is projected to finish ahead of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party in French parliamentary elections, according to an IPSOS estimate.

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[Harpy Eagle]

The fascist party is now regulated to just bragging about winning some seats...a week ago they said they were going to take control.

 

[there4eyeM]

The wish to avoid a group unprepared for leadership has resulted in a representative chamber that will doubtless be blocked by the political aspirations of Melanchon.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

The wish to avoid a group unprepared for leadership has resulted in a representative chamber that will doubtless be blocked by the political aspirations of Melanchon.

They saved France. Give them credit.

 

[there4eyeM]

They saved France. Give them credit.

"They"? Not Melanchon. The French don't want a Stalinist any more than a fascist.

 

[skews13]

The fascist party is now regulated to just bragging about winning some seats...a week ago they said they were going to take control.

This is a trend. The left crushed the right in the UK a week ago. The left crushed the right in France today. We will do the same in the US in November.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

"They"? Not Melanchon. The French don't want a Stalinist any more than a fascist.

Communisrs, greens and socialists. It sounds like a dream team.

 

[there4eyeM]

Communisrs, greens and socialists. It sounds like a dream team.

Not much of a dream.

 

[there4eyeM]

This is a trend. The left crushed the right in the UK a week ago. The left crushed the right in France today. We will do the same in the US in November.

France "crushed" the right. Somewhat "left" is normal in France and that part aligned with center-left, center and center-right.to prevent a majority in Parliament that did not represent the République. The problem now is that legislation will be paralyzed due to Melanchon's antics.