DECRYPTION – In around a hundred constituencies, candidates from the Macron camp have given up running to line up behind other candidates.
The most pessimistic see it as a bad omen. The beginning of a great erasure in Parliament. Taken by surprise by the dissolution of the National Assembly, Emmanuel Macron’s supporters gave up competing in around a hundred constituencies, most of the time lining up behind another candidate, in view of the early legislative elections of June 30 and July 7th. “ The calculation that was made was to note that there was no candidate from the majority who was likely to be able to win », explained Édouard Philippe Monday morning on BFMTV. Result, out of 577 seats to be won, the presidential camp is only seeking 489.
By sparing some of their opponents, the Head of State’s troops intend not to insult the future, with one hope: to obtain new allies in the future Hemicycle. A sort of “republican front” from the first round, a way of building the “ project federation » hoped for by the head of state. While avoiding the election…
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