The result of the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday (7) came as a surprise, with France on the brink of a major political change – but not the one everyone expected.
No poll predicted before Sunday (7) that a left-wing alliance would win and that the far-right would come in third. This is a major reversal of the first round if the official results match projections.
For now, France appears ungovernable. With no party close to winning a majority, parliament will be in a state of paralysis, divided between three blocs.
The political maneuver by French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party and the left-wing alliance this week has clearly been successful. Two hundred candidates have dropped out of the race in an effort to block the far-right National Rally.
But the left-wing alliance, which looks shaky, will struggle to speak with one voice. Macron’s centrist bloc is holding up very well. Even if projections show it will lose around 100 MPs and finish second, it is still a much better result than initially expected.
The country is now facing a leap into the unknown. It is impossible to predict the future. What we do know is that the far right will not govern and we will see a change in power.
Macron’s gamble on early elections has been widely questioned. While it appears to have partially worked in keeping the far right out of power, it has also plunged France into unprecedented political chaos.
Source: CNN Brasil
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