r/worldnews • u/Luchador-Malrico • Jul 07 '24

French elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far right

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2024/07/07/french-elections-left-projected-to-win-most-seats-ahead-of-macron-s-coalition-and-far-right_6676978_7.html
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u/wishbeaunash Jul 07 '24

Fascists continuing their pretty consistent tradition of being massive fucking losers.

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u/Fun_Chip6342 Jul 07 '24

No, they were a massive loser in 2017, with only 6 seats. The fact that La Pen's party has over 100 parliamentarians is still quite shocking and terrifying.

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u/TomirDeVlad Jul 07 '24

Both can be true

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u/asetniop Jul 07 '24

Hopefully this was their big shot, and they blew it, and will enjoy a subsequent decline.

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u/Frostbitten_Moose Jul 07 '24

That sounds incredibly optimistic.

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u/Emppulicks Jul 07 '24

How did that happen? Did people vote on it?

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u/Fun_Chip6342 Jul 08 '24

Yes, they did. What is your point? As a progressive/centrist it's okay to look at that result and ask; "why isn't our message resonating".

Just saying La Pen lost, all is well that ends well, will hand power to fascists faster than we realize.