Final week, France confronted a terrifying new period after Marine Le Pen’s Nationwide Rally social gathering secured a historic victory within the first spherical of parliamentary elections. It marked an unprecedented success for a far-right social gathering in France within the years for the reason that second world conflict.
However then got here the fightback. French leftwing events – from greens to socialists – banded collectively and inspired their supporters to vote tactically, even withdrawing candidates so there can be no break up political allegiances.
And French voters responded. Within the last spherical, the leftwing events triumphed – a reduction for a lot of who feared what a far-right social gathering in energy would possibly imply for France.
However what does this imply for the nation’s political system? Who would be the new prime minister and can the left alliance maintain?
Angelique Chrisafis tells Michael Safi how the left received, what it means for Emmanuel Macron’s centrist social gathering and whether or not seeing off the far proper would possibly result in political impasse.
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