The far-right party National Gathering (RN) made history when they won the first round of the French election yesterday. 33 percent of the votes went to the National Assembly and their allies. – I do not fear that we will lose support. I think the National Assembly can win Sunday’s election with an absolute majority, says Jordan Bardella, party leader of the National Assembly (RN), on his way to the party meeting in Paris today. Rising star Jordan Bardella in National collection reaches young French people via TikTok. Photo: Louise Delmotte / AP The star shot in the party, which was previously led by Marie Le Pen, believes the battle for the prime minister’s post is between him and Jean-Luc Mélenchon from the far-left party Indomitable France (LFI). The Left Party is part of the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Popularire (NDP), which was second largest with 28 percent of the vote yesterday. Front figure for the National Assembly, Marine Le Pen, on her way to the party meeting in Paris today. – The figures show that the French people have put the National Assembly at the forefront, said Le Pen at the party’s election vigil yesterday. Photo: Benoit Tessier / Reuters Bardella wants to meet Mélenchon for a debate before Sunday’s election, and said that he himself is the only one in this election who can talk about the everyday life of the French. – Purchasing power, security and immigration. I’m not going to use this week to play political games. We have to talk about the everyday life of French people. It’s my obsession, says Bardella. Several hundred gathered in protest against far-right parties in the Place Republique in Paris last night. Photo: Louise Delmotte / AP – A defeat Third largest after the first round of elections is Emmanuel Macron’s center alliance with only 20 percent of the vote. – It is a defeat. A defeat for our majority, a defeat for our political team. This is a historic moment where the political forces in our country are being reshuffled and it makes me very sad, says Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, according to Reuters. Sad because millions of voters vote for the National Assembly despite knowing that the party is a danger to the country, believes the Minister of Economy and Finance. France’s Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire has no faith that he will continue in the job after next Sunday and the first round of elections, which was a defeat for President Macron’s centrist alliance. Photo: Ludovic MARIN / AFP Doubts that he will be allowed to continue. He says the real danger is that the National Assembly will get an absolute majority next Sunday. Only with an absolute majority will the party’s leader, Jordan Bardella, become the country’s new prime minister and form a government, according to his own statements. If they don’t get it, the stage could be set for months of standstill and negotiations to find a government that can survive no-confidence votes. – So the fight over the next few days is primarily a fight for seats in the National Assembly, says Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire. Surveys indicate that the RN is likely to get the most representatives in the National Assembly, but it is far from clear whether it can get the 289 needed for an absolute majority. “Oh Hitler, such long teeth you have” is written on a poster held by demonstrators who yesterday protested against the far-right party National Gathering and their leader Jordan Bardella. Photo: ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP – During these changes, it doesn’t matter where I will be next Monday. I did the job as Minister of Economy and Finance to the best of my ability for seven years. I must have made some mistakes, says the Minister of Economy and Finance. – Is it over? – It is most likely that the French people will decide that and confirm that next Sunday. But it doesn’t matter, says Bruno Le Maire. Former party leader Marine Le Pen thanked the members for their efforts during yesterday’s election vigil in Henin-Beaumont, in the north of France. Photo: Thibault Camus / AP Børsen made a jump The French stock market, on the other hand, does not believe in an absolute majority, and rose on Monday. The CAC 40 stock exchange in Paris opened up 2.6 percent after the election on Sunday. The euro is also up on Monday. The new election was triggered by Macron after the EU elections earlier in June, which were a disaster for his party. This led to uncertainty in Europe’s second largest economy. In June, the main index on the Paris stock exchange had its biggest monthly decline in two years, with 6.4 per cent in the red. Published 01.07.2024, at 13.29
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