Bardella castigates the “alliance of dishonor” between Macron and Mélenchon in view of the second round

Is the horizon of an absolute majority fading for the National Rally? While the first round of the legislative elections resulted in more than 300 three-way contests – out of 577 constituencies – in which the party with the flame and its allies could have pulled the chestnuts out of the fire, the left and Macronie have multiplied reciprocal withdrawals in recent hours. Objective: to prevent at all costs the national camp from having a free hand after the second round. What does the main interested party think about this?

Guest of the «20 hours» on TF1 Monday evening, the president of the RN Jordan Bardella, who is eyeing Matignon, denounced a “a somewhat unnatural alliance between Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Emmanuel Macron which is very surprising.” “An alliance of dishonor in both directions”mocked the nationalist, according to whom “The French are not fooled”.

The 28-year-old MEP says “surprised”. First, by “a President of the Republic (Who) comes to the aid of a violent far-left movement, which calls for insurrection, has been fueling an anti-Semitism atmosphere since October 7, never has words to condemn the atrocities of Hamas, and wants to organize disorder in French society at all costs.” Then by “Jean-Luc Mélenchon who calls on his candidates to withdraw to support Emmanuel Macron’s candidates.”

What about its future in the event of a relative majority?

And to continue his charge: “LFI made a choice, to withdraw its candidate to support Madame Borne (candidate in Calvados, Editor’s note) who implemented the pension reform and multiplied the 49.3 (constitutional article which allows the government’s responsibility to be brought into play on a bill).

Wanting to make the former rebellious presidential candidate a scarecrow for Macronist voters tempted by the New Popular Front vote, Jordan Bardella set out the stakes of the second round: “It’s a choice between Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Prime Minister, and us.” Will he accept being appointed Prime Minister even in the event of a relative RN majority, when he had refused to do so until now? Asked about his future, the young official remained evasive. While judging that he was not “unthinkable” to go and get some deputies “if two or three seats are missing to build this absolute majority.”