Le Pen’s far right set for big win in first round of French election
Le Pen’s far right set for big win in first round of French election
Early projections show National Rally on course for victory in the vote for a new parliament as Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble backfires.
France on Sunday took a step closer to delivering what was once seen as an unthinkable nightmare: a far-right government taking power in Paris for the first time.
Well... the first time in a while. And just as the last time was exiting living memory.
Are you, too, tired of the rhyming?
Last time wasn't exactly in Paris itself.
The nightmares are increasingly thinkable
Putin's lackey... what a disgrace for europe and democracy
What other outcome did Macron expect?
No one can tell for certain, but it does seem like he's been huffing his own farts so hard he figured he could win this.
Corporatist do be like that
I'll never understand why he chose to call elections.
According to him, it was a "grenade between their legs". Basically he wanted to wreck shit because of his hubris, and he's doomed us all pretty much. Dude has a massive ego and can't handle the reality that he's deeply unpopular.
Macron is probably job hopping. Mark Rutte from the Netherlands did the same thing. Randomly disbanded the government for a lie.
Turned out Rutte had a cushy job lined up as head of NATO. Which he officially got appointed for last week
He's expecting the far right to do a shit job at governing while he is still President and hopes this kills their popularity.
I'm sure he expected this, the real question should be why he thought this was good.
Being in the government often leads to reduced popularity.
Consider the options:
- No early election. RN popularity continues to rise, and they take the presidency and parliament in 2027. Result: Complete power for 5 years.
- Early election. RN wins, and forms a new government. While being the ruling party, they lose in popularity and lose the elections in 2027. Result: limited power for 3 years.
To me it seems quite clear that option 2 is preferable to 1 for Macron.