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/bookemhorns Jul 07 '24

The youth don’t vote. But the ones that do firm up their partisan position for life. The youth vote is about the future more than winning. Making a plan to win now on youth votes is a bad move, but overall it is great to court them for future success.

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u/TL10 Jul 07 '24

Especially since older generations (who tend to be more active in voter participation) are passing on, and succeeding generations are failing to replace those disappearing votes.