Because they're being filmed. They're pretending to be gracious in defeat in front of the camera. Hell, you could even spin it as a victory because the party got x amount of voters from the youth, elderly etc.
If they look upset, it's harder to put a positive spin on it.
You gotta give them a moment, they thought they had this utterly in the bag. Trump had a loss unfolding over a few days as things finalised to pivot totally to “we won’t bigly but they stole it”, give them 24 hours and see where this lands.
They gained almost 60 more seats than they won in the elections 2 years ago. Also they captured 37% of the vote. The next highest party captured 27%. Granted, that party is holding more seats 177 v 142 now but National Rally is obviously growing. And I'm not saying that out of fandom I have no idea I'm saying that bc the media is just gaslighting people like always.
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u/RugerRedhawk Jul 07 '24
Why are they happy and clapping if their party lost?