“Who are they to explain what the Constitution should be?” From Brussels, Emmanuel Macron castigated the words of Marine Le Pen who assures that in the event of victory of the RN in the legislative elections, the head of state will only be a head of the armies “honorary”. “But what arrogance!”he castigated Friday June 28, on the sidelines of a European summit, about the far-right party. “All the positions are already distributed, they are already in place”, “Now we should no longer go and vote”, he added. He also criticized “a dissolution of minds and consciences”, “a profound betrayal of what France is”, awhen an outgoing RN deputy estimated that a member of the government could not be binational, particularly targeting the former Minister of Education Najat Vallaud-Belkacem. The head of state denounced “the uninhibited speech of recent days, uninhibited racism or anti-Semitism”. Follow our live stream.
One last lively TV debate. The representatives of the three blocs which dominate the polls fought over questions of society, purchasing power and security. Jordan Bardella already sees himself in Matignon and has detailed the contours of his future government. Gabriel Attal denounced “the racist, anti-Semitic or homophobic remarks” of RN candidates. Olivier Faure justified the promise of an increase in the minimum wage to 1,600 euros. Here are the most notable sequences.
Last day of campaign. The campaign ends Friday at midnight for the first round of the legislative elections where the far right is given the big favorite, a prelude to a possible victory on July 7. The RN, strengthened by the fringe of Republicans allied to Eric Ciotti, remains largely in the lead in voting intentions (including 32% for the RN alone), according to an Ipsos survey for Radio France, France TV, Le Monde, Sciences Po Cevipof, the Montaigne Institute and the Jean-Jaurès Foundation, carried out from June 21 to 24, published Thursday.
Many elected in the first round? More than two million proxies have been registered, nearly two in three voters plan to vote, compared to less than one in two in the 2022 legislative elections. “There will certainly be some elected officials in the first round”at one level “that we had not known for a long time”predicts to AFP the deputy general director of Ipsos Brice Teinturier. More than 50 like in 2002? More than 100 like in 2007? But everything will not be decided on Sunday, because there will also be “lots of triangulars” adds the pollster, who anticipates “potentially 200, even 240” constituencies in this case.
