Posted on 07/08/2024 11:45:13 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
In a stunning reversal of the first round of voting in the French election, President Emmanuel Macron appears to have sacrificed any hopes of political stability in favor of keeping Marine Le Pen from the levers of power. As the results trickled in from yesterday’s second-round voting, it became clear that Macron’s strategic alliances to keep the so-called “far-right” from forming a majority had ushered in a situation that was arguably far worse for France.
In the French Parliament, the National Assembly, Macron’s party, Ensemble (ENS), earned just 161 of a possible 577 seats – 76 down from the last election. Madame Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) came in third with 142 seats – an increase of 53. And topping the polls was Jean-Luc Melenchon’s New Popular Front (NFP), earning 188. With no party having a majority, France is facing a year of infighting and stalemate.
But it gets worse.
Monsieur Melenchon is about as far left as one can be in European politics. In response to the October 7 massacre of Jews in Israel, he and his party refused to condemn Hamas or refer to them as a terrorist organization. Indeed, the first missive from his group said that the attack was “an armed offensive by Palestinian forces” that came “in the context of the intensification by Israel of the policy of occupation of Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.”
And then there is the Russia question. In 2014, he wrote that Crimea was lost to NATO and that that was “good news.” He accused the US of trying to “annex” Ukraine into NATO and that the demonization of Russia and Putin was American “propaganda.” Although he has more recently tried to walk back somewhat on these positions, the question remains whether...
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Macron Sacrifices Stability for Power“
I’d expect nothing less from a leftist creep who married his mother.
The election was for President. Other than that, voters don't have much say because France has a parliamentary system with a whole slew of political parties that must form coalitions to assume power. It takes time to form a coalition, which is why Macaroni called for a "snap election," which didn't give the conservatives enough time to create a coalition.
Macron won’t face election until 2027.
The 577 seat legislature was up Sunday. Each district had its own election. Ten parties in three coalitions.
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