France election: Macron alliance under pressure from the left
Created: 06/17/2022, 14:06
By: Max Schaefer
The decision of the France election is imminent.
The left-wing alliance NUPES is putting pressure on Macron.
The President warns of chaos after the general election.
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France elections:
The decisive round of the parliamentary elections will take place on Sunday (June 19).
Macron alliance in distress:
Emmanuel Macron's allies could lose their absolute majority in the parliamentary elections in France.
Opposition strengthened:
The left-wing alliance NUPES and the Rassemblement National are going into the second ballot stronger than ever.
Paris – In the parliamentary elections in France, voters are faced with a directional decision.
Chaos threatens if he does not get a solid majority, Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday (June 14).
It is in the "interest of the nation" if his alliance ensemble wins the election.
In contrast to the presidential election, however, his warning did not refer to Marine Le Pen, but to the left-wing alliance NUPES.
poll | Parliamentary elections in France |
|---|---|
Date of the second ballot | June 19, 2022 |
voting system | majority voting |
Mandates to be awarded | 577 |
Absolute majority | 289 seats |
Opening times of the polling stations | 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., in some cities until 8 p.m |
When are extrapolations made? | From 8 p.m |
France election: head-to-head race between Macron alliance and left-wing alliance NUPES
Alt-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon formed the alliance of various left-wing parties to have a chance in the French elections, which are based on the first-past-the-post system.
With success, as the first ballot of the parliamentary elections shows.
At 25.7 percent, NUPES is almost on par with the liberal alliance around Macron's Renaissance party (25.8).
Emmanuel Macron cannot be satisfied with the result of the first round of the French elections.
Before the second round of the parliamentary elections, the President warns of "chaos".
(Archive image) © Ludovic Marin/dpa
According to the left - the left-wing alliance accuses the Ministry of the Interior of manipulation in the presentation of the results - they are even in first place with 26.8 percent because, among other things, votes from left-wing candidates in the overseas territories were not attributed to NUPES.
Due to the first-past-the-post system in the French election, the relative share of the votes for the allocation of seats and the question of who gets a majority in the National Assembly is irrelevant.
Instead, voters vote in 577 constituencies, each with a seat up for grabs.
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Parliamentary elections in France: Macron allies go into the election with an advantage
Macron's Liberals are currently ahead.
In the first round of the general election, ensemble candidates received the most votes in 203 constituencies, while the left received the most votes in 195. Candidates from the Marine Le Pen-led Rassemblement National won the most votes in 110 constituencies.
In the second round of the French elections, only those candidates who received at least 12.5 percent of the votes in the first ballot will compete against each other.
Forecasts see the Macron Alliance in the lead: Ensemble is to receive between 255 and 295 seats.
An absolute majority (from 289 seats) is therefore in danger.
The Liberals would have to form coalitions in order to be able to implement their plans.
Because of the majority voting system, which is supposed to ensure clear majorities, coalitions are unusual in France.
France election: The results of the first round of the parliamentary elections at a glance
party/alliance | votes share | constituencies |
|---|---|
Ensemble! | 25.75% | 203 |
NUPES | 25.66% | 195 |
Rally National | 18.68% | 110 |
Les Republicains | 10.42% | 42 |
Other | 19.5% | 27 |
France election: The influence of the left as an opposition to Macron is growing
Jean-Luc Mélenchon and NUPES are therefore missing their goal of being prime ministers after the parliamentary elections in France, according to an opinion research institute Odoxa, which has evaluated various forecasts, with 179 to 225 seats.
However, as the largest opposition faction, they will be able to put a lot of pressure on President Macron and his Liberals.
According to an Ifop survey, the left-wing alliance also knows that many French people are behind it: the most important demands of the left-wing alliance before the French elections convince the majority of those eligible to vote.
For Emmanuel Macron, governing is therefore not getting any easier.
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