As the French leader Emmanuel Macron has assured, he is not going to leave the post of president even in case of weak results of his political power in the early parliamentary elections.
Points of attention
- Far-right political force Marine Le Pen has a chance to win the first round, but a two-round voting system could change the situation in the second round.
- Left-wing parties in France formed an alliance ahead of the election, forming a coalition called the Popular Front to change the country's political landscape.
- Despite the diversity of parties and the likely results of the election, Macron abandoned the idea of resignation, confirming his determination to lead the country.
Macron will remain president even if his party fails in the elections
According to the head of the republic, after the elections, he intends to appoint a prime minister, as required by the constitution, but this will not mean handing over control to the far right.
In addition, the French president emphasized that he was annoyed by journalists' questions about a possible resignation because this version of events' development was unrealistic.
I will put an end to an idea that never really existed. It is absurd.
Emmanuel Macron
President of France
According to the latest polls, Marine Le Pen's far-right political force, the National Union, will have a significant advantage in the first round of voting on June 30.
However, it is essential to understand that France's two-round voting system means rival parties can unite to block the far-right's path to power in the second round on July 7.
The French Left has already challenged Macron and the far-right
Recently, it became officially known that the left, on the eve of the early elections in France, could very quickly agree on forming an alliance.
As journalists managed to find out, it was named "People's Front".
The political forces reached such an agreement seven months after the collapse of the former left-wing alliance, the New People's Environmental and Social Union (NUPES).
On June 10, the coalition was announced by four leaders of the main left parties: Marine Tondelier ("Greens"), Olivier Faure (Socialists), Fabien Roussel (Communists) and Manuel Bompard ("Unconquered France"), Le Monde edition writes.
According to the alliance members, the "People's Front" will unite "all the forces of the humanist left, trade unions, associations, and citizens."
