After the first round of the parliamentary elections in France, the alarm rings in the Elysée. The left-wing coalition Nupes, led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, made up of La France Insumisa, socialists, communists and environmentalists, has managed to almost equal votes with Ensemble, President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition.
“The truth is that the presidential party was defeated in this first round – Mélenchon reacted after the elections –. For the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic, a newly elected President cannot obtain a majority in the following parliamentary elections”.
Macron’s absolute majority at risk
The left coalition NUPES received 25.6% of the votes. The formation of President Macron on 25.7. The extrapolation of the distribution of seats, carried out by various opinion research institutes, shows that the Macronistas are on the verge of losing the absolute majority.
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called for general mobilization.
_”We have a week of mobilization ahead of us. A week to persuade. A week to achieve a strong and clear majority. Only this strong and clear majority will allow us to respond to the urgent needs that the daily life of the French and to face the challenges of the future (…)_Next Sunday, in the face of extremes, by voting for the candidates of the presidential majority, you will allow France to face its future and its values”, said Borne.
Le Pen urges voters not to support either Macron or Mélenchon
The National Group, the party of far-right Marine Le Pen, remains the third political force. She received almost 20% of the vote and her number of seats is expected to increase. However, he failed to capitalize on the momentum of the presidential election when Le Pen faced Macron in the second round.
Le Pen urged voters not to support either Macron’s or Mélenchon’s left-wing coalition.
“In those constituencies that are projecting the second round as a duel between “La República En Marcha” (Macron’s party) and NUPES (Coalition of the Left), I urge voters not to choose between the destroyers from above and the destroyers from below decide. No choosing between those who want to take your rights and those who want to take your goods,” he said.
But the main protagonist in these general elections was abstention. She has exceeded 52%. that’s a record for the Fifth Republic. The aim of many candidates will be to mobilize those who stayed at home for their cause this Sunday.