French voters are choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat from a leftist coalition

French voters are choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election Sunday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat from a leftist coalition.

 

More than 6,000 candidates, ranging in age from 18 to 92, are running for 577 seats in the National Assembly in the first round of the election.

 

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/emmanuel-macron-ap-france-national-assembly-jeanluc-melenchon-b2099087.html

 

 

Also:

 

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20220608-as-france-returns-to-the-polls-can-mélenchon-s-left-deprive-macron-of-a-majority

 

 

 

 

This is almost the same predicament that Australia's new government found itself in before eventually reaching an outright majority in recent elections.

 

The projections, which are based on partial results, show that Macron’s candidates would win between 200 and 250 seats — much less than the 289 required to have a straight majority at the National Assembly, France’s most powerful house of parliament.

The situation, which is unusual in France, is expected to make Macron’s political maneuvering difficult if the projections are borne out.

A new coalition — made up of the hard left, the Socialists and the Greens — is projected to become the main opposition force with about 150 to 200 seats.

 

https://apnews.com/article/macron-jean-luc-melenchon-paris-france-19f8ca85b890be287f93b74bbc0fc04c

Oopsy!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61859881

1 minute ago, nauseus said:

Oopsy!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61859881

I agree, it's a good thing. It will advance action against climate change.

 

from your link:

 

Far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon was enjoying his success in bringing together mainstream parties from the left with Communists and Greens into an alliance called Nupes.

He told supporters that the presidential party had suffered a total rout and every possibility was now in their hands.