Marina Salty
Ex QOTB
France is going to actual elections following the results.
France is going to actual elections following the results.
Maybe he's the same as Sunak - he's had enough and wants out.Why on earth would Macron do that now?!
I think he's just like doing the thing where the dad forces the kid to smoke the whole pack of cigarettes in one goWhy on earth would Macron do that now?!
It’s a parliamentary election, not presidential.Does this mean Le Pen as president?![]()
Prime Minister possiblyDoes this mean Le Pen as president?![]()
Jordan Bardella would be PM if National Rally win. The leadership is, let’s say, eccentric, and generally considered incompetent. Macron’s bet is either, a) it acts as a call to arms against the far right and he gets his pick of PM, or b) the RN get in and become massively unpopular in government, leading to a clear run for him in the 2027 presidential electionPrime Minister possibly
Ha! I never claimed this cunt and have always said it, centrists are fascist enablers@Dark Carnival to explain and apologize
How do two round parliamentary elections work please?
Bonus question: is it just the French that do it and if so, why are the French so French please?
And why is this nonsense preferable to ranked choice please?The parliament consists of single member constituencies like us. If a member gets an absolute majority in the first round they are directly elected. If not it goes to a run off with the second placed candidate (sometimes more if the third placed gets a significant proportion), then it’s a simple winner takes all.
We've only had it when the winner fails to earn half parliament seats plus 1 on first round.How do two round parliamentary elections work please?
First round: multiple candidatesHow do two round parliamentary elections work please?
Bonus question: is it just the French that do it and if so, why are the French so French please?
This system usually allows to block far right candidates in the second round. Unless it’s far right vs left in which case centrists don’t call their voters to back the left, because ‘the far right and the left are as bad are each other’First round: multiple candidates
Second round: usually top two from the first round or however many candidates that got at least 12.5% of registered voters.
It’s just the way they decide to do it. It does offer some breathing room by having an extended election process, and the opportunity for the electorate to get whatever protest out of their system in the first round.And why is this nonsense preferable to ranked choice please?
He can’t run againJordan Bardella would be PM if National Rally win. The leadership is, let’s say, eccentric, and generally considered incompetent. Macron’s bet is either, a) it acts as a call to arms against the far right and he gets his pick of PM, or b) the RN get in and become massively unpopular in government, leading to a clear run for him in the 2027 presidential election
No, he stays president until 2027 and calls for a new presidential and legislative election then.Would this snap election not push the next one into 2028? (Assuming another premature one wasn’t called)
Unless he gets destituted before by a National Rally led parliament + the current senate. Which is very unlikely.No, he stays president until 2027 and calls for a new presidential and legislative election then.
This seems like *quite* a gamble if true!
Where do the French far-right stand on arming Ukraine, for instance?
although they very much are , Marine Le Pen has close ties to Putin, she borrowed the funds to finance her campaign from himThey have a vey ambiguous position regarding Ukraine, mostly abstaining when it comes to these votes, to not pass as pro-Russian.
In 2022, Macron beat Le Pen by roughly 60 to 40. That’s about how much Bardella and the niece got combined yesterday. It’s still a considerable percentage of absolute racists in a country where the media is basically controlled by the right/far right.I’m completely shocked about the extent people have voted for the Far Right Parties of Le Pen and Marion Marechal in France ..apart from Paris Jordan Bardella, the far right candidate, came first EVERYWHERE, and the homophobic niece of Le Pen has more votes than the Green Party. It’s all too depressing to comprehend