The National Assembly will not get an absolute majority, but will probably get between 210 and 228 seats in the National Assembly. This is shown by an election survey published by the Belgian broadcaster RTBF. Record for the National Assembly Today, the National Assembly has 89 representatives in parliament, so if the poll shows a correct result, it will be a new record for the party. The polling stations in the big cities close at 8 p.m. Before then, it is strictly forbidden to present election polls. But that does not apply in Belgium and Switzerland, where the French-language media are often out earlier with measurements. The Swiss Tribune de Genève writes that the National Assembly will be the largest party in the National Assembly. The party’s prime ministerial candidate Jordan Bardella has said several times that it is completely out of the question to take the prime minister’s job if they do not get a solid majority in parliament. The big tension is whether one of the blocs in the National Assembly manages to get an absolute majority of at least 289 seats. Other parties are as follows: New People’s Front (Nouveau Front populaire, NFP) 161 seats. The president’s party Together (Ensemble!) 124 Republicans and others. (Les Républicains, LR) 50 Highest turnout in 40 years Everything indicates that there are many people who think it is important to vote this time. At 5 pm, 59.7 of those entitled to vote had cast their vote. It is the highest participation in over 40 years. At the same time in the previous election, in 2022, only 38.1 percent had voted. In Paris, news meets Guylaine, who has been and voted. She is restless and wonders what lies ahead. Guylaine is afraid there may be a row when the election results are clear. Photo: Eskil Wie Furunes / news – I don’t think we have ever been in such a situation filled with despair and chaos. We do not know where this leads, with whom or how. Or how long it will last. It is very frightening for many, she says. She is also afraid that many will be disappointed when the result is clear. – I am afraid of violence. It has already been a fierce election campaign. 30,000 extra police officers have been mobilized in connection with the election. Just under 3,000 of them in Paris. Many fear unrest when the election results are known. On the main street Champs-Élysées in Paris, several shops have put up chipboards in front of their windows. Photo: Guglielmo Mangiapane / Reuters New elections The fact that a new national assembly was to be elected came as a complete surprise to the French when President Emmanuel Macron decided it on 9 June. His centrist alliance made a disastrous election in the European elections, while the far-right party Nasjonal samling (RN) became the clear largest party. Thus, Macron said that he would let the French people choose the way forward. He gave the country and the politicians three weeks to prepare for new elections. Many have withdrawn. The election in France takes place in two rounds where a representative is elected from each constituency. In the constituencies where there were three candidates who progressed to the second round of elections, over 200 candidates have withdrawn. This is a well-known strategy that has in several cases prevented politicians from the far right from being elected. These are the party alliances in France National gathering (Rassemblement national, RN) Under former leader Marine Le Pen, the RN has become one of France’s largest far-right parties. Party leader and prime ministerial candidate is Jordan Bardella (28). They went from 7 to 89 seats in the National Assembly in the 2022 election. Together with their allied parties, they received 33 percent of the vote in the first round of the election on 30 June. Together (Ensemble!) Emmanuel Macron’s center alliance. It consists of the president’s party Renaissance, and among others the liberal parties Mouvement Démocrate and Horizons. Incumbent Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, in the Renaissance party, hopes to continue as Prime Minister. The Center Alliance received 20 percent of the votes in the first round of elections. New People’s Front (Nouveau Front populaire, NFP) The NFP is a left-wing alliance consisting of the Socialist Party (SP), which has joined forces with Indomitable France (La France Insoumise, LFI). The alliance also includes the parties The Greens (EELV) and the Communist Party (PCF). The Left Alliance received 28 percent of the votes in the first round. They have not nominated a prime ministerial candidate. Published 07/07/2024, at 18.59 Updated 07.07.2024, at 19.16
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