Surprise win for leftwing alliance predicted in French election exit poll Marine Le Pen's National Rally falls into third place despite strong showing in first round of voting
By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris/The Guardian/Sun 7 Jul 2024 A leftwing alliance <https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/23/mother-of-all-battles -french-left-join-forces-to-beat-far-right-electoral-threat> was on track to become the biggest force in the French parliament on Sunday after tactical voting held back the far right, but the shape of the future government remained uncertain after no group looked set for an absolute majority. The surprise result for the left - which was projected to win up to 192 seats, followed by president Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance and the far right in third - showed the strength of tactical voting against Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN). The far right and its allies had forged a commanding lead in the first round but were ultimately held back by massive tactical voting to prevent them winning enough seats to form a government. Although the left alliance was slightly ahead, it was projected to be at least 100 seats short of an absolute majority. Amid a high turnout estimated at about 67%, no single group was predicted to win an absolute majority of 289 seats and form a government. The parliament was likely to be divided into three blocs: the left, centrists and the far right. Full at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/07/exit-poll-shows-surpri se-win-for-left-wing-alliance-in-french-election -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#31043): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/31043 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/107091457/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
