– This is far from what we hoped for, says Gabriel Attal, Minister of Public Accounting in Macron’s government, in a comment on the forecasts. French President Emmanuel Macron’s alliance Ensemble is set to lose a majority in the National Assembly. It takes 289 seats to get a majority, while Ensemble seems to get between 200-260 seats, reports the French news agency AFP. – We have got the best result, but it is a first place that is obviously disappointing, says Minister of Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti. The French newspapers Le Monde and Le Figaro also go so far as to state that Macron will lose the majority. Thus, from now on, it may be difficult for Macron to get through his policy. Elisabeth Borne is the Prime Minister of France. Photo: Reuters French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says tonight that the government will start talking to potential partners to ensure political stability in the eurozone’s second largest economy. . – I trust all of us and our responsibility, says Borne. Possible partner will remain in opposition The leader of the conservative Republican party, Christian Jacob, does not intend to join forces with Macron immediately. – We have campaigned in opposition. We have been in opposition, and we will remain in opposition, he said at a press conference tonight. Republicans are considered a relevant partner if Macron were to seek to form a form of majority alliance in parliament. But party leader Jacob’s statements tonight indicate that it will not be that simple. – The last five years with Macron have been a total failure, and this is what we see the result of today, says Jacob. Macron can also choose to rule with a minority government that tries to form a majority on a case-by-case basis. Byks for Le Pen HAPPY: Marine Le Pen can look forward to a much larger party group next term. Photo: Denis Charlet / AFP The right-wing populist party Nasjonal Samling, led by Marine Le Pen, is aiming for a sharp increase in the number of representatives. According to preliminary forecasts, they are likely to go from 8 to around 85 representatives. “This group will be by far the largest in the history of our political family,” Le Pen told jubilant supporters in Henin-Beaumont, northern France. – A tsunami, said deputy head of the National Assembly, Jordan Bardella, about the result. When a party gets more than 15 seats, it gets better funding from the party group. The party also gets more speaking time and more seats on various committees. The left-wing alliance Nupes, led by frontman Jean-Luc Mélenchon, gets the second most seats with 149. The alliance had 60 seats in the outgoing parliament, which they have now more than doubled. Low turnout Over two months after the first round of the French presidential election, the French went to the polls once again today. – The president is dependent on getting a governing majority to implement his policy, says Kjerstin Aukrust to news. Aukrust is an associate professor of French literature and area knowledge at the University of Oslo. Although the election determines how much power the president gets, only 38 percent of those eligible to vote had voted by 5 pm on Sunday. Also in the first round participated under half. Aukrust says that it is not uncommon for low turnout in France. – There is a trend seen in France over time, where participation has decreased almost every year, says Aukrust. A woman is voting in a polling station with a picture of French President Emmanuel Macron in the background. Photo: Jean-Francois Badias / AP Macron absent One of the reasons for the low turnout is a lack of trust in politicians, says Aukrust. – One can talk about a democratic crisis in France. There is a great deal of skepticism towards the political elite. Most people do not trust politicians. The parliamentary elections have not received much attention this year. The parties have not been as active in the election campaign as they are in the presidential election. “People have hardly noticed that there are parliamentary elections,” says Aukrust. In particular, the president, Emmanuel Macron, has been absent. He has spent a lot of time abroad since being re-elected president in April. Emmanuel Macron has spent much of his recent time abroad. This week he visited Ukraine. Photo: VALENTYN OGIRENKO / ReutersPhoto: VALENTYN OGIRENKO / Reuters Last week he was in Kyiv visiting the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyj. The first round of elections was held on 12 June. At the time, Macron’s center-right alliance received 25.8 percent of the vote. The alliance on the left, Nupes, received 25.7 percent. Parties without alliances lose Both the presidential and parliamentary elections in France are what are called majority elections in one-man constituencies over two constituencies. Parliamentary elections in France In each district, elections are held in two rounds at one-week intervals. Candidates with more than 12.5 percent of the votes go on to the second round of elections. This means that those who have voted for a candidate who did not advance from the first round must vote for another candidate in the second round. That’s why it pays to have election alliances. A candidate does not get a new round if he or she receives more than 50 percent of the votes in the first round. It rarely happens, most people have to go through two rounds. Source: France 24 Two election grounds mean that the result of the election does not represent the will of the people to the same extent as, for example, in Norway. Parties without broad electoral alliances lose. – In the last election in 2017, Le Pen received 35 percent of the votes in the presidential election, but ends up with 8 representatives out of 577 in the parliamentary election, says Aukrust. Jean Luc Mélenchon is the most popular left-wing party leader in France. Photo: SARAH MEYSSONNIER / ReutersPhoto: SARAH MEYSSONNIER / Reuters This year, the party is poised to do dramatically better, but the example from 2017 is still telling. The left is running in the parliamentary elections with a strong alliance. Something that just two months ago was unthinkable. – It is quite revolutionary, says Aukrust about the alliance Nupes. The left could win 149 to 200 seats in parliament, according to AFP. Despite the fact that in the presidential election in April, no one from the left made it to the second round of elections. – This electoral system means that you have to form alliances if you are to have any chance of getting a large number of representatives in the National Assembly. This has been understood on the left side this year, says Aukrust.
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