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Post by Admin on Jun 10, 2024 6:34:21 GMT
President Macron's ruling party is expected to suffer a historic defeat, winning more than twice as many seats as the far-right National Coalition party. President Macron declared that ``the rise of nationalism is dangerous'' and decided to dissolve the National Assembly, which is the lower house of parliament, saying ``we cannot pretend that nothing has happened.'' General elections will be held on June 30th and July 7th, just before the Olympics.
The background is the poverty of citizens' lives due to soaring energy and food prices. Compounding this is the rapidly increasing number of immigrants and refugees. The number of refugees and immigrants to EU member states, which has remained at 3-4 million for the past 10 years, will rapidly increase to 6.98 million in 2022. In addition to evacuees from Ukraine, immigrants and refugees from Africa, the Middle East, and other countries are flooding into Europe.
Amid a growing sense of alarm that immigrants and refugees will bring further financial burdens and deterioration of security, right-wing forces are calling for stricter acceptance of immigrants and refugees, as well as drastic measures to combat climate change that will increase the burden on citizens. They are expanding their influence by advocating policies that prioritize their own people, such as slowing down the country.
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Post by Admin on Jun 10, 2024 14:18:25 GMT
In a televised speech on the 9th, Macron expressed a sense of crisis, saying, ``(The growth of the far right) means the decline of our country,'' while avoiding naming RN. On the 10th, he posted on X (former Twitter), ``I believe that the French people will make the right choice for themselves and future generations.'' The French newspaper Le Figaro (electronic version) said on the 9th that Macron is calculating that voters will be frightened by the shock of their choices (in the European Parliament elections) and will adjust their voting behavior in the national elections. analyzed.
This is the first time in France that a president has decided to dissolve the House of Representatives since then President Chirac in 1997. It has been pointed out that the sudden disbandment was intended to clarify the conflict and try to resolve the situation, with less than three years remaining in Mr. Macron's term.
However, support for the Macron government has been in a long-term slump, and it will not be easy to rebuild it in a short period of time.
The Macron administration lost its majority in the ruling party in the National Assembly elections held in June 2022 after starting its second term. In various public opinion polls, the Macron government's approval rating continues to hover around 20%.
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Post by Admin on Jun 10, 2024 18:32:54 GMT
(Bloomberg): France's far-right National Coalition (RN) party led by Marine Le Pen and her niece, former MP Marion Maréchal, are teaming up to challenge President Macron in the upcoming general election. We are discussing the possibility of doing so.
The two have been at loggerheads since Maréchal turned against Le Pen two years ago, and were at odds in the European Parliament elections. If they join hands, political relations will be repaired.
"During the election period, Marechal showed a constructive attitude," RN leader Bardera said after consulting with Marechal's party. "I wanted to talk to Mr. Maréchal about the possibility of building a broad coalition to defeat Mr. Macron," he said.
In the European Parliament elections held on the 9th, the RN received 31.4% of the votes, while Macron's ruling coalition fell short of 15%, suffering a crushing defeat. Combined with Maréchal's party's 5.5%, the far-right party's vote share reached 37%.
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Post by Admin on Jun 11, 2024 15:20:11 GMT
In response to the results of the European Parliament elections, in which France's far-right party ``Union Nationale'' rapidly gained momentum, France's four left-wing parties agreed on the 10th to cooperate in elections for the National Assembly (lower house).
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The four parties that have reached an agreement are the Socialist Party, the European Ecology Green Party, the Communist Party, and the radical left-wing "France of Insubordination." Arrangements will be made to ensure that candidates do not compete in each constituency and counter the expansion of the National Coalition's influence.
``We are the only ones who can prevent a catastrophe. We will mobilize votes for the left and create political momentum,'' said Otan, a member of ``France Insubordination.''
In the European Parliament election, the People's Union had the highest vote share with 31.3%. President Macron's ruling coalition followed with 14.6%. Groups centered on the four left-wing parties totaled 31.5%. Through electoral cooperation, the four parties will prevent the National Coalition from gaining a majority in the National Assembly (constant number of 577).
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Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2024 19:32:20 GMT
[Bari (Southern Italy) Current Affairs] French President Macron held a press conference in Paris on the 12th, saying that even if the ruling coalition were defeated in the National Assembly (lower house, 577 seats) election, he would not resign.It is ridiculous. He announced his intention to serve his full term until 2027.
According to the latest opinion polls, the far-right National Coalition (RN), which won a landslide victory in the European Union (EU) European Parliament elections, is on track to become the largest party in the House of Representatives.
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