In the second vote of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron must fear for his majority. Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s left-wing alliance wants to take seats from his party.
577 seats in the National Assembly are elected. For Macron, it is again about gaining a parliamentary majority. Otherwise he would be forced to appoint a government with politicians and a prime minister from other camps. In this case, the prime minister would have a much more important position in the state. In particular, the new left-wing alliance of the Left Party, Socialists, Greens and Communists hopes for significantly more seats in Parliament.
After the first vote, Macron was a hairlength ahead of leftist politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
Macron does not want to share his power
In fact, three times in recent decades the president has faced a prime minister from an opposing camp because of a lack of a majority in parliament. This is the situation that Mélenchon strives for, which in France is called cohabitation.
That would be a major setback for Macron, including for his reform plans. Unlike Germany or Austria, it is not customary in French politics to make compromises. And Macron, in particular, is unwilling to share his power.
The parliamentary elections shortly after the presidential elections are actually designed to get an absolute majority for the head of state.
Source: Krone
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