While Macron’s coalition (Ensemble) is still by far the largest single bloc in the French National Assembly, it has lost its absolute majority (289 needed). My understanding, subject to correction, is that the results (below) are a disappointment for Macron—not simply for having lost an absolute majority but for having lost the majority pretty convincingly. On the other hand, the Left (Nupes) is probably equally disappointed, appearing to have underperformed their hopes after the first round. The Right (RN), while still a distant third, appears to have overperformed, reaching the top range of predictions and establishing a new historic level of representation:
Here is an informative short article on the election results. It is essentially in agreement with Mark's observations but provides additional detail regarding what caused the results and the practical implications for governance:
Yes, the wagons have circled Macron! Great job, extreme Left and extreme Right! Now it remains to see what rabbit, if any, he can pull out of the hat…a horrendous 53 pct abstention…M is widely despised, and my husband, who is by no means of either extreme, said, “ le peuple a parlé “ - he has never voted for Macron, whom he blames for the egregious Covid measures which killed the economy (entre autres).So the US careens towards November, and France, September (la rentrée)…
As mentioned by others, Biden's regime change policy may have been directed at Russia, but he seems to have pointed the weapon backwards as regime change looks likelier in Europe, the UK and, if electoral fraud can be overcome, in the US mid-terms.
"Globalist" vs "nationalist" would be a better/more useful partitioning of elected (whether legitimately or fraudulently) representatives than party affiliation. Of course one of the issues in the EU and in the US is the enormous number and power of unelected yet nonetheless powerful bureaucrats, which I believe Mark has written about.
That reminds me, I have not yet thanked Mark for the hard work he puts in here. This is a must-read site for me, as his ability to synthesize a wide range of topics in a coherent and meaningful manner is impressive and greatly appreciated. I forward articles on occasion but to the best of my knowledge that has not created any new subscribers, but I will keep trying.
You're a moral man, and not a grifter - but you'd be entitled to earn an income from your work. Perhaps you could add a small subscribe to Substack option - continue to publish all articles for free too, but simply allo0ows us the option to reward you for your valuable and difficult work.
I do, for the likes of Glenn Greenwald and Jordan Schachtel, already.
"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.
"The far-right National Rally is projected to register a huge surge with potentially more than 80 seats, up from eight before."
What's interesting here is that there had been talk that up to 40% of Le Pen supporters would vote for the Left to thwart Macron, but that doesn't appear to be the case, given the Right's huge surge.
Here is an informative short article on the election results. It is essentially in agreement with Mark's observations but provides additional detail regarding what caused the results and the practical implications for governance:
https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/french-election-2022/2022/06/french-legislative-elections-emmanuel-macron-falls-to-earth-with-electoral-rebuff
Thanks. Very clear.
Yes, the wagons have circled Macron! Great job, extreme Left and extreme Right! Now it remains to see what rabbit, if any, he can pull out of the hat…a horrendous 53 pct abstention…M is widely despised, and my husband, who is by no means of either extreme, said, “ le peuple a parlé “ - he has never voted for Macron, whom he blames for the egregious Covid measures which killed the economy (entre autres).So the US careens towards November, and France, September (la rentrée)…
As mentioned by others, Biden's regime change policy may have been directed at Russia, but he seems to have pointed the weapon backwards as regime change looks likelier in Europe, the UK and, if electoral fraud can be overcome, in the US mid-terms.
"Globalist" vs "nationalist" would be a better/more useful partitioning of elected (whether legitimately or fraudulently) representatives than party affiliation. Of course one of the issues in the EU and in the US is the enormous number and power of unelected yet nonetheless powerful bureaucrats, which I believe Mark has written about.
That reminds me, I have not yet thanked Mark for the hard work he puts in here. This is a must-read site for me, as his ability to synthesize a wide range of topics in a coherent and meaningful manner is impressive and greatly appreciated. I forward articles on occasion but to the best of my knowledge that has not created any new subscribers, but I will keep trying.
Thanks. I didn't envision things this way, but this has become basically a full time job.
You're a moral man, and not a grifter - but you'd be entitled to earn an income from your work. Perhaps you could add a small subscribe to Substack option - continue to publish all articles for free too, but simply allo0ows us the option to reward you for your valuable and difficult work.
I do, for the likes of Glenn Greenwald and Jordan Schachtel, already.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2022/06/19/macron-to-lose-parliamentary-majority-according-to-projections/
"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.
"The far-right National Rally is projected to register a huge surge with potentially more than 80 seats, up from eight before."
What's interesting here is that there had been talk that up to 40% of Le Pen supporters would vote for the Left to thwart Macron, but that doesn't appear to be the case, given the Right's huge surge.