Le legislative elections in France they didn't go like Emmanuel Macron he would have hoped. According to the first projections, the centrist coalition that supports the French President has the advantage, but, barring any twists and turns, it does not have an absolute majority. The head of the Elysium, confirmed at the helm of France just two months ago, will therefore have to seek alliances to govern.
In detail, the projections based on the preliminary vote count award a Assemble, Macron's centrist coalition, from 205 to 235 seats in the National Assembly, which has a total of 577 seats (the absolute majority was therefore 289). If confirmed, it would be a very disappointing result: compared to the previous elections, the seats lost would be around 120.
Mélenchon's left misses the shoulder but rejoices
THEalliance of left parties, Known as Nouvelle Union Populaire Ecological and Social, composed of France Insoumise greener, socialists and communists and led by the leftist veteran Jean-Luc Mélenchon, he would have gotten from 150 to 190 seats. An insufficient quota to take control of the National Assembly and force Macron to appoint Mélenchon prime minister, as Nupes hoped, but still sufficient to put pressure on the Elysée.
"The defeat of Macron's party is total, there is no majority", Mélenchon exulted in the evening with his collaborators, who spoke of "a minority president", already announcing the wreck of the pension reform: “She went down tonight”.
Record for Le Pen's right
Finally, the far-right party of Marine Le Pen should would collect from 75 to 100 seats, a new record, which could make the Rassemblement National (formerly Front National) the third most represented political force in the French lower house. The improvement is sensational, considering that Le Pen started from 8 seats.
“We managed to elect a very strong group of deputies to the Assembly, which from now on will be even more national. It will be by far the largest in the history of our political family,” Le Pen commented.
Disastrous turnout
As for the turnout, it was particularly low: less than one French out of two went to the polls (46%), the second lowest figure since 1958.
With whom will Macron govern?
Now the question is: with whom will Macron govern? Analysts agree that the President may seek allies only in the traditional right, the former neo-Gaullists, which until 10 years ago were one of the two poles that alternated the power of the Fifth Republic and are now reduced to fourth force in parliament (60-75 seats), for the first time behind the far right. However, only a few of the party leaders, such as Jean-François Copé, evoked tonight the possibility of a "government pact" with the macronists in difficulty.
