► Already 250,000 voters among French people abroad
Already 250,000 French people living abroad have voted online in 24 hours for the legislative elections, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday June 26 on the social network X, as many as in five days during the same election in 2022.
Online voting opened on Tuesday and will close at noon on Thursday. It was quickly stormed, leading to problems accessing the service. “Faced with the influx, the voting portal must increase its reception capacities”admitted the ministry on Tuesday, advising voters to reconnect ” later “.
During the last legislative elections, this voting method was the most used by French people living abroad, used by 17.32% of those registered in the first round in the eleven constituencies concerned, out of an overall participation rate of 22. 51%.
Internet voting is open to French people living abroad registered on the electoral lists, only for legislative and consular elections. Voters can also express themselves by correspondence, by proxy or at polling stations.
► LFI will call not to vote for RN in the second round, according to Mélenchon
La France insoumise (LFI) will ask its voters on Sunday evening, at the end of the first round of the legislative elections, not to give their vote to candidates from the National Rally (RN) in the second round, where left-wing candidates do not will be more present, declared Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
“No Insoumis voter, I am certain, will never give their vote to the National Rally. And we will tell them that no one has to do this stupid thing, whatever their motive.”he declared on LCI, specifying that voting instructions would be given on Sunday evening after the first round of voting.
► François Hollande sees himself playing a role in the event of a blockage in the Assembly
Former socialist president François Hollande, candidate in the legislative elections in Corrèze, believes that he will have a special role to play in the new National Assembly if there is no clear majority.
In the case of a “Ungovernable assembly, I think that the role of personalities like me, given the functions I have held, will be to find solutions”he declared in an interview with BFMTV.
The former head of state, who is running under the colors of the left-wing alliance New Popular Front, listed the different hypotheses which, according to him, could arise from these early elections of June 30 and July 7: RN majority, left-wing majority, or lack of majority.
“If there is no majority, you know that the Constitution on article 12 means that there cannot be a return to the voters before a year. What do we do for a year? Are we letting the country go to waste? », he asked himself. He therefore called for finding « solutions » car “decisions still need to be made”.
► Ciotti is counting on LR deputies if the RN does not obtain an absolute majority
Éric Ciotti, who allied himself with the RN for the legislative elections, declared himself convinced that LR deputies would join him if the RN and its party do not obtain an absolute majority, deploring in passing “lack of courage” by Laurent Wauquiez.
“Yes, of course, I think there are some who we will join, who will not make a mistake in fighting”Eric Ciotti said on CNews, asked about the possibility that right-wing deputies would give him their support if the RN did not obtain a majority in the legislative elections.
“I can’t imagine that some of my friends would join a coalition that would include communists, socialists and friends of Madame Sandrine Rousseau”affirmed the one whom the LR leadership has been trying to exclude from the presidency of the party since its alliance with the RN.
► For Attal, it is too early to talk about withdrawals
Asked about possible withdrawals to block the path of the RN, the Prime Minister felt that it was not the time to talk about it. “There has not yet been a first round so, by definition, there is no doctrine”assured Gabriel Attal on the sidelines of a trip to Parçay-Meslay (Indre-et-Loire).
“I understand that this echoes the anxieties and questions that many French people ask themselves, (…) but the surest way to not have to choose between La France insoumise and the National Rally is to vote from the first round for our candidates »he added.
A few hours earlier, the government spokesperson, Prisca Thevenot, had also refused to have to “choose immediately between a party that assumes racist remarks”targeting the RN, “and a party which is more than vague on the facts of anti-Semitism”stings at LFI, just like putting a “equals sign” between the two.
► Tondelier wants to talk about “republican withdrawal” with the Macronists
The leader of the environmentalists, Marine Tondelier, has asked to meet with the party leaders of the Macronist camp to convince them to accept a “republican withdrawal” in order to beat the National Rally in the second round of the early legislative elections.
Predicting that“there will be a lot of triangulars because the participation will be important” in the first round, Marine Tondelier estimated that “this Republican withdrawal could tilt dozens of constituencies” and emphasized that “the instructions that the parties will give will count”.
► 5.5 million viewers for the debate on TF1
Organized five days before the first round on Sunday, the debate on the legislative elections between Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, the president of the RN, Jordan Bardella, and the coordinator of the La France insoumise movement, Manuel Bompard, attracted 5.5 million viewers from 8:40 p.m. to 9:40 p.m. It then resumed with 4.8 million viewers from 9:45 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with an advertising break.
The contenders for Matignon, however, attracted a smaller audience than the contenders for the title of European football champion. The France-Poland match of Euro 2024 attracted 9.3 million viewers at 6 p.m. on TF1 (1-1).
A second debate is planned for Thursday evening, this time on France 2, between Gabriel Attal, Jordan Bardella and the first secretary of the PS Olivier Faure.
► “Increased vigilance” during the Olympic Games, warns the Minister of Sports
One month before the Olympics, the executive endeavored to show that it was ” ready “ for this deadline, and cast doubt on the ability of his opponents to do the same if they won the vote.
“We are ready but now the process is another story (…) There will be arbitrations in terms of security, transport and all that requires a little experience in state management”launched the Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, during the report of the Council of Ministers.
She accused the RN of having “always disinterested or having only stirred up controversies”. On the rebellious France side, they have “systematically voted against all Olympic laws, know nothing about the security system of the Games and even called for a form of sabotage with strikes before and during the Games”she also said.
The Minister of Sports has, moreover, conceded “risk of violence” the day after the elections, while refusing any ” worry “ and only mentioning “reinforced vigilance”.
► MP Aurélien Pradié leaves Les Républicains, a “dead” party
Outgoing MP Aurélien Pradié announced on Wednesday June 26 that he was leaving Les Républicains, a party he describes as « mort », Who “is no longer able to speak to the French”ensuring that he will run for the legislative elections under the label of his micro-party “Du Courage”.
In an interview with The Dispatchthe deputy for Lot, who has constantly criticized the line of his party since the latter was chaired by Éric Ciotti, affirms that “30 candidates including 10 outgoing” also present themselves under the colors of their party.
“What matters is that ideas don’t die”he insisted, promising, if he is re-elected on July 7, to be “an MP at the origin of something new”. “We need Gaullism more than ever because, today, no one finds a place in our country”he explains.
► Le Pen expects “demonstrations” from the “extreme left” if the RN wins
The head of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, estimated that there would be “probably demonstrations in the streets” if his party won the legislative elections, and accused in advance “the extreme left” to be there ” responsible “.
Leading in the polls, the far-right party expects to see its victory contested. “If, for our greatest misfortune, the far left won these legislative elections there would not be a demonstration in the streets. If we win the legislative elections, then yes probably there will be demonstrations in the streets, so it is the extreme left who are responsible for that”declared Marine Le Pen on France 2.
According to her, it is “the extreme left (Who) has always acted through violence”. “They attack meetings, they ruin social demonstrations and now they are starting to demonstrate against the election results. What are they going to do tomorrow? Are they going to take the Capitol? »she added, referring to the storming of the US Parliament in 2022 by supporters of Donald Trump – themselves far-right.
► On D-4, the candidates continue their campaign
On D-4 of the first round of the legislative elections, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal continues his long-distance race to try to reduce the gap with the left and the far right, still favorite in the polls for these elections which promise to be historic.
The day after the first major televised clash of the campaign with Jordan Bardella for the National Rally and Manuel Bompard for La France insoumise, the leader of the outgoing majority is expected in Azay-le-Rideau and Parçay-Meslay in Indre-et-Loire.
Jordan Bardella will continue his media marathon with a double intervention with host Cyril Hanouna on Europe 1, and in the evening on CNews
Find, as soon as they are officially published, the results of the 1st round of the 2024 legislative elections, municipality by municipality.
