Le Pen and Bardella’s Rassemblement National is ahead and could become the leading party in France in a week. For Macron, farewell is just around the corner
France moves to the right, the legislative elections that began yesterday morning respected all the forecasts of the previous days: National Rally of Marin Le Pen and Jordan Bardella it is ahead of the other parties and in a week it could become the first force of the country. President Emmanuel Macron had called early elections in the aftermath of the embarrassment that had occurred to the Europeansthe victory of The pen in the first round (there is no absolute majority) it is a very hard blow to the pro-European forces.
The far right is running with 33.2% of the votes obtained, a result almost double compared to the 2022 legislative elections, dove RN he only managed to tear away il 18,7%. On the other hand, however, the New Popular Front, the left-wing electoral alliance that brings together the Socialist Party, the Communist Party, the ecologist party Europe Écologie-Les Verts and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s La France Insoumisegot the 28%. Third with the 20% Together for the Republicthe President’s coalition French Macron.
At this point, barring sensational twists, Jordan Bardella he could become prime minister at age aged 28: “I will be the guarantor of the rights and liberties of all French people, it is time that the people have authoritative and competent leaders”. From Italy, last night, the minister’s applause arrived Matteo Salvini on X: “Congratulations to Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella for the extraordinary result obtained in the first round of the legislative elections in France, as emerged from the exit polls. Shameful instead Macron who, calling for ‘blocks’ against the National Rally in the second round, it behaves like a The European Commission any and all attempts to oppose a change expressed by millions of French people, in Paris and in Brussels”.
Macron seeks alliances
It’s the last resort, the French President. Defeat is now certain, he will only try to seek alliances to stop the far right. In any case, the idea of dissolving the Assembly after the defeat at European, without waiting for the probable parliamentary vote of no confidence in October 2024, it was a necessary and necessary move. Now, however, another attempt is needed, the last one: “The time has come for a larger demonstration, clearly democratic and republican in the second round”, he commented Macron last night.
It needs everyone’s help but some of its candidates (Foreign Minister Marie Guévenoux and Undersecretary Sabrina Agresti-Roubache) have already made it known that they will not participate in the second round on Sunday 7 July: “I hear from a lot of leaders to speak of the Macronian camp without giving clear voting instructions – declared the socialist secretary Olivier Faure – their words are too confusing. It is up to them to launch a clear appeal for mobilization and Republic”. For the leader of the Elysée (who in the meantime will meet the government today at 12) begins the hardest week since he took office. Perhaps the last one.
Record turnout, France wants change
The people decide and the French one wants to overturn the hierarchies. The data prove it and yesterday’s turnout was impressive: almost 100,000 people voted. 67% of citizens, numbers clearly growing by almost 20 percentage points compared to the 2022 legislative elections, when the turnout had stopped at 39,42%. Numbers that were not recorded from afar 1981. The “Macronist bloc” was “practically swept away” after the first round, he declared Marine Le Pen, announcing his re-election in the constituency of Pas-de-Calais (north).
“This evening’s result is a historic result, it has never happened before that dozens of candidates from National Rally were elected from the first round of the political elections. I also believe that it is a great hope for millions of French people.” The last clash next Sunday, then France will have its new leaders. The right, at the moment, seems impossible to stop.
