France ended its campaign without much success in the run-up to the parliamentary elections on June 12. Participation in the events to be held this Friday has been low and it is expected to continue in the same vein in the first round on Sunday.
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France celebrates this Sunday the first round of their parliamentary elections, to elect the National Assembly. Although the presidential election was won by liberal Emmanuel Macron, he is now in danger of losing control of the Assembly to the left-wing coalition of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
Election to the National Assembly is a succession of 577 small elections at the level of each constituency. The second round will take place a week later, on June 19.
This Friday the last election actsfaced a first round that has not aroused any special interest.
In this latest piece, Macron has not been seen on the street asking for the vote, as on previous occasions. On Thursday he celebrated his last act and this Friday he has resumed his usual duties.
On the other hand, the 14 ministers aspiring for a seat have asked for the vote until the last minute; they know the polls place the left coalition very close to victory.
Exactly, the leader of this new coalition, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, offered his last rally in Marseille on Friday afternoon. As said during the celebration of the same, there is still the “opportunity” to seize power or “part of power” from Macron
Predictions point to a particularly low turnout for Sunday: it would be the lowest recorded in the fifth republic, something that has given special importance to the final hours of the campaign.
32 candidates in Iparralde
Ipar Euskal Herria decides on Sunday among 32 candidates, in three constituencies. Now that the parliamentary election campaign is over, it is not easy to predict who will make it to the second round, which will take place on June 19.
Various political actions also took place in the Iparralde, although civic participation was again scarce. In terms of the issues addressed, the housing issue was the main protagonist, especially in District 6.
Macron’s alliance and left-wing coalition tied in the polls
The latest survey released Friday by the Elabe demographics institute points to low voter turnout, about 45.5% and 49%
According to that survey, President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble (Together) alliance would have 27% of the vote in the first round (2.5 points more than a week ago) compared to 26.5% of the left-wing Nupes coalition (1.5 % more than forecast last week), which in practice is a technical draw
The key to this year’s election, according to analysts, lies in if the union of the left and the environmentalists can endanger Macron’s absolute majoritywho would then have to turn to the conservatives to pass new laws in the National Assembly.
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Source: EITB
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