A parliament without an absolute majority would open a period of political uncertainty that would require a degree of power-sharing between parties inexperienced in France in recent decades, or political paralysis and possibly even repeat elections.
Mélenchon considered that the results of the second round mark a “total defeat” of the parties that support the president and even ironized about the “failure” of those who “gave lessons.”
“It is a totally unexpected situation, absolutely unheard of. The defeat of the presidential party is total, and no majority emerges. We have achieved the political objective that we had set for ourselves: to overthrow the one who with such arrogance had twisted the arm of the entire country by being chosen without knowing what to do,” stressed Mélenchon.
Rachida Dati of the conservative Republicans called the results “a bitter failure” for Macron and said he should name a new prime minister.
“It is the arrogance of Emmanuel Macron, his contempt for the French … that made him a minority president,” said Jordan Bardella, of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party.
In Macron’s camp, Gabriel Attal told TF1 TV that “no one has won”, while the government spokeswoman, Olivia Grégoire, assured that the results were disappointing, but pointed out that the alliance is still emerging as the largest group in parliament.
Separate forecasts from pollster Ifop, OpinionWay, Elabe and Ipsos showed Macron’s Ensemble alliance winning between 200 and 260 seats and Nupes securing between 149 and 200.
Macron’s ability to seek further reform of the euro zone’s second-largest economy would depend on his ability to rally moderates outside his alliance to the right and left behind his legislative agenda.
In another major shift for French politics, Le Pen’s party could win up to 100 seats, according to initial projections, its highest figure on record.
Macron, 44, became the first French president in two decades to win a second term in April, but he presides over a deeply disenchanted and divided country where support for populist parties on the right and left has grown. (Additional reporting by Michel Rose, Writing by Richard Lough and Ingrid Melander, Editing in Spanish by Manuel Farías)
Source: Ambito
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