Is the Rassemblement National the New French Kingmaker?
The final objective must remain the departure of Emmanuel Macron.
The final objective must remain the departure of Emmanuel Macron.
After two months of uncertainty, some tend to think that Macron’s departure would be the best way to put out the fire he lit some time ago.
Everyone is breaking the rules and the Assembly has become a battleground for rival gangs.
Marine Le Pen and her allies criticised the exclusion strategy, arguing it undermines democratic representation for the 11 million voters who supported RN.
Lawfare in France? Suddenly the RN chief’s campaign financing is an explosive issue.
The ‘republican front’ proved dramatically effective, giving only the third place to the RN and leaving France to the hands of the leftist coalition.
Predicted upheaval is provoked by the Left and Centre crying fascist danger in the event of a Rassemblement National victory.
The efforts of the Left and centre to keep Le Pen’s RN out of government would leave France in the rut of immigration, insecurity, and loss of self-confidence.
The RN’s rise is spectacular, but it would be naïve to underestimate the capacity of the political system, dominated by the Left, to defend itself in order to survive.
The National Rally almost doubled its share of the vote while other parties panic ahead of next Sunday’s second round.