Jason Voorhees
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The EU elections and polling showed that the Far-right party was positioned to win the majority and form a government.
The next parliamentary elections were slated for 2027 together with presidential elections. So the fear was that the Far-right would parade on this win and claim legitimacy giving them a sweep for both elections.
Macron called bullshit on this with the idea, that people voted for them as a protest vote, but don't actually want them to run the country. Which turned out to be correct.
When push came to shove the voters and other parties showed this to be the correct assumption. With the Far-right RN coming out third in seats with both the left coalition and Macron's party ahead.
In this point of view it was a win as it squashed the idea the RN has a legitimate support to be the government of France.
But whether it actually worked out will be seen by the ability of this pretty much deadlock parliament being able to form government.
If the two big blocks fail to compromise and form a government this could still be a huge boon for the RN's presidential campaign in 2027.
The next parliamentary elections were slated for 2027 together with presidential elections. So the fear was that the Far-right would parade on this win and claim legitimacy giving them a sweep for both elections.
Macron called bullshit on this with the idea, that people voted for them as a protest vote, but don't actually want them to run the country. Which turned out to be correct.
When push came to shove the voters and other parties showed this to be the correct assumption. With the Far-right RN coming out third in seats with both the left coalition and Macron's party ahead.
In this point of view it was a win as it squashed the idea the RN has a legitimate support to be the government of France.
But whether it actually worked out will be seen by the ability of this pretty much deadlock parliament being able to form government.
If the two big blocks fail to compromise and form a government this could still be a huge boon for the RN's presidential campaign in 2027.