Far-right bloc (Le Pen's RN and Zemmour's reconquête): in the lead in 362 seats
Left-bloc ("Popular Front"): in the lead in 211 seats
Macron's party: in the lead in 3 seats. You read that right: 3 seats!!! And to top it off, none of these 3 seats are even in France, all of them are seats for French people abroad 😅
It's an election in 2 rounds. The projections for the 2nd round are that left and far-right would battle it out in in 536 seats; Macron’s alliance would make the run-off in only 41 (!), and LR in just three.
In short these elections look like they'll essentially destroy "Macronism" as a political force in France. Either that's somehow 9D chess that no-one understands or Macron's dissolution of the French parliament is one of the stupidest moves ever by a French president.
Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand Absolutely insane projections for France's elections, looks like Macron's party will get absolutely decimated. https://ft.com/content/077a3fec-952b-4834-9d28-04a0333f5c50
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It's an election in 2 rounds. The projections for the 2nd round are that left and far-right would battle it out in in 536 seats; Macron’s alliance would make the run-off in only 41 (!), and LR in just three.
In short these elections look like they'll essentially destroy "Macronism" as a political force in France. Either that's somehow 9D chess that no-one understands or Macron's dissolution of the French parliament is one of the stupidest moves ever by a French president.
There is losing, then there is losing like Walter Mondale to Ronald Reagan.
Or hes been made an offer he couldnt refuse by the WH Patriots.
Yet somehow he always manages to "win" the elections...
Let the cheating games begin!