• federal reverse@feddit.orgOPM
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    2 months ago

    Ok, so my interpretation is that Macron fully expected to be naming Le Pen as the prime minister when calling the election. Right now he begrudgingly submits random other names. Someone please tell me I am wrong.

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      2 months ago

      I think he expected for the people to grudgeingly rally behind his party to prevent le Pen. They rallied behind the left instead.

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        2 months ago

        With our current two-round election system and a fragmented left landscape, the far-right gamble has worked wonders for Macron and the center-right in the past. I’m so glad they fucked up even if for just this one time.

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        The left didn’t increase its score from past election (about 25-30% of votes). The difference is they went united.

        But technically the far right got the most votes and only cross party agreements with the centre and right avoided a far right dominated parliament.