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French election: exit poll shows shock win for left-green alliance as far right falls to third (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Current projections for the parliament:

Mélenchon seems to be aiming to be the head of a left minority government, the question would be, what can be done with a parliament split into thirds, but it is a good sign for the moment

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully Macron will play ball. He basically got exactly what he asked for, right?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The speech by leftist leader Mélenchon is an indication of what’s ahead. He says he will not negotiate with Macron, and Macron has refused to negotiate with him.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Well shit, then yeah, we get another election, and RN might win this time. He's not about to buddy up with the conservatives, after all.

Is it possible he's talking out of his ass? I don't know why you'd kill your only option out of the gate like that.

Edit: Source, with specific place since it's scrolling coverage.

Also an interesting tidbit:

This is uncharted territory for France. Unlike other countries in Europe that are more accustomed to coalition governments, France doesn’t have a tradition of lawmakers from rival political camps coming together to form a working majority.

Edit again: The seats in the diagram are themselves coalitions of some kind. I'm not actually sure how it all works, but some of those seats will end up belonging to parties other than Macron's own, so maybe they could cross the floor and support Melenchon's government.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

Melenchon will not be the head of the government. He's too hated. Someone else will be picked or they will be censored right away by the other two thirds.