NNEW DELHI: France is on the verge of a mounted council, as the return surveys on Sunday predicted that the leftist alliance would unavoidably take the lead over the far-right, successfully preventing Marine Le Pen’s National Rally form the government.
According to return surveys results based on early benefits from a sample of polling stations, which are generally reliable, the New Popular Front, a coalition of the hard left, Socialists, and Greens, who have previously been at conflict, is expected to win between 172 and 215 out of 577 seats.
At the leftist group’s meeting in Paris, protesters at the Greens ‘ business screamed in happiness and embraced each other as they received news of the quotes. In contrast, the far- right party headquarters was marked by stunned silence, clenched jaws, and tears, as young National Rally ( RN ) members checked their phones in disbelief.
The result is a degrading punch for Macron, whose moderate empire, which he founded to help his second presidential run in 2017, is projected to just come in second, winning 150- 180 seats. The National Rally, which had been anticipated to win the election for days but is now projected to win just 115 to 155 seats, is also a major disappointment.
In addition, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal made an offer to Emmanuel Macron on Monday night, saying that he would continue to serve as long as necessary.
The country’s political uncertainty comes ahead of the Paris Games ‘ upcoming opening in less than three months, and the nation will have to contend with local unrest.
France has no history of lawmakers from opposing political parties joining along to form a working majority, unlike other European nations that are more exposed to coalition governments.
With the Paris Olympics kicking off in less than three months, France will be dealing with private volatility when the world’s eyes are on it. The timing of this transition could not be worse.
