“Personally, I regret this lack of choice.” Guest of France Inter Monday July 1, Virginie Duby-Muller, one of the vice-presidents of the Republicans (LR), criticizes her party’s refusal to give voting instructions or withdrawal for the second round of legislative elections. “At the national level, there has been more clarity in other political parties”she also said. Follow this day live on -.
The day afterThe National Rally and its allies led by Eric Ciotti came out on top in the first round of early legislative elections, with 33.15% of the vote, followed by the left-wing parties of the New Popular Front (28%) and the coalition of the presidential camp grouped under the banner Ensemble (21%), according to the almost final figures from the Ministry of the Interior. The campaign between the two rounds begins on Monday.
Withdrawals in prospect. Faced with the possibility of a far-right majority in the National Assembly on the evening of the second round, July 7, the left-wing coalition chose to withdraw for its candidates who came in third position and were in a triangular toss-up. On the right, the Republicans, who did not follow Eric Ciotti to the RN, do not give their voters any voting instructions. For its part, the presidential camp has made it known that it will withdraw in certain cases, but not always in the event of a triangular fight against La France insoumise and the RN.
Unemployment insurance reform put on hold. After the announcement of the results of the first round, the head of government, Gabriel Attal, suspended the implementation of the unemployment insurance reform. The National Rally and the New Popular Front had promised to repeal this reform, which was to once again toughen, and in several ways, the rights of job seekers.
Demonstrations on Sunday evening against the extreme right. Thousands of people gathered on Place de la République in Paris in support of the New Popular Front. Other rallies took place across France. In Lyon, Nantes, Lille and Rennes, dozens, even hundreds of people demonstrated against the far right.
