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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2024 12:02:15 GMT
RN, which won the first vote in the first round on June 30th, is expected to have difficulty securing a majority of seats in the run-off. However, it is unclear to what extent the electoral cooperation between President Macron's ruling coalition and the left-wing coalition New Popular Front will actually work.
Immigration researchers analyze that if the RN gains a majority, the rights of immigrants, who make up about 10% of the population, will be rapidly diminished.
Immigrants are also wary of the fear that RN supporters will escalate their racist behavior as the party gains momentum.
On the other hand, there are many voices among RN supporters who are concerned about the deterioration of security due to the increase in immigration. According to European media, crimes committed by immigrants have increased in recent years in the Seine-et-Marne constituency near Paris, where the RN candidate came first in the first round. A local resident who supports the RN emphasized, ``We are not completely opposed to accepting immigrants, but it is a problem if there are too many immigrants and it becomes difficult to maintain public order.'' "It was a vote that I calmly thought was 'for the sake of the country.' It's outrageous to be criticized as a 'racist,'" he said indignantly. (Paris, Kazumasa Bando)
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Post by Admin on Jul 5, 2024 15:13:24 GMT
(Bloomberg) -- France's far-right party, the National Coalition (RN), effectively led by Marine Le Pen, and its allies are expected to win only 175-205 seats in Sunday's National Assembly elections. The forecast was based on an Ipsos survey of 10,101 registered voters.
This forecast is lower than the forecasts of five other research firms published in the past three days.
Le Pen's forces expected to win 200-230 seats in French lower house election - Elab
Le Pen's far-right bloc is expected to fall short of a majority in the French House of Commons - opinion poll (1)
Ipsos conducted a survey on the 3rd and 4th commissioned by Le Monde and other newspapers. The left-wing New Popular Front is expected to win 145-175 seats, while Macron's group is expected to win 118-148 seats.
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Post by Admin on Jul 6, 2024 14:50:02 GMT
Paris (CNN) Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Coalition (RN), has urged the Ukrainian government to refrain from attacking Russian territory with long-range weapons provided by France if her party becomes prime minister. He made it clear that he would not tolerate it. He also vowed to prevent President Macron from sending French troops to Ukraine.
He said this in an interview with CNN host Christian Amanpour on the 4th. According to Le Pen, even if President Macron wishes to send troops, if the prime minister opposes it, the dispatch will not take place. "The prime minister has the final say," Le Pen said.
France will hold its second round of general elections on the 7th. Opinion polls show that the RN is expected to win the most seats out of 577 seats, but it is expected to fall short of an absolute majority. Still, Mr Macron is likely to give the RN the chance to choose the next prime minister.
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Post by Admin on Jul 6, 2024 19:50:04 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jul 7, 2024 11:40:40 GMT
[Paris Current Affairs] On the 7th, when the run-off elections for the French National Assembly (lower house of parliament) were held, voters flocked to polling stations across the country one after another.
Regarding the far-right opposition party National Union (RN), which is expected to make great strides, voices of approval and disapproval were voiced in Paris, with comments such as ``It's a true right-wing group'' and ``It's dangerous if it seizes power.''
"I support reform, but President Macron didn't give us the necessary explanation. It was a terrible response." Unemployed Alain Dobos (86) expressed his understanding of the pension reform, which is unpopular with the public, but dismissed it as a ``lack of communication.''
Amri Pozzodiborgo (50), a manager at a financial institution, voted for the far-right candidate, saying that the current administration has "completely rejected public opinion calling for countermeasures against immigration and strengthening public security, creating a catastrophic situation." He stated that the general election was ``the beginning of a march toward a France ruled by the true right,'' and ``It is a lie that the RN is racist.''
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