by Jack Montgomery, The National Pulse:
The Ensemble bloc of globalist and progressive parties, centered on Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, came a distant third in the first round of the French legislative elections, behind Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) and the far-left New Popular Front coalition.
Ensemble is likely to fare a little better in the second round on July 7, with many far-left candidates stepping aside in districts where the Macronists have a better chance of defeating RN. However, a third-place finish for Ensemble is still highly likely, as is a first-place finish for the populists—with an outright legislative majority for Le Pen still possible.
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Macron, who has his own mandate as President, insists he will not resign until the end of his second term in 2027. “It’s not the National Rally that writes the Constitution nor the spirit of it,” he says, declaring, “The institutions are clear, and so is the place of the President, whatever the [legislative] result.”
However, some speculate that having to appoint a far-left or populist lawmaker as Prime Minister could compel him to resign. Sunday Telegraph editor Allister Heath notes the New Popular Front—”a miserable alliance of the extreme Left, socialists, communists, greens and assorted misfits”– wants “an immediate €50 billion (~$54 billion) a year tax increase and at least €106 billion extra a year in spending” if it takes over the government.
It also wants to “introduce gender self-ID, liberalize immigration, slap an embargo on arms sales to Israel, and back the scandalous international court cases against the Jewish state.”
While Macron backs the New Popular Front over National Rally, he has said either group gaining government power could spark “civil war.” He may resign rather than enable either group.
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