France’s left-wing and centrist parties have withdrawn hundreds of candidates from Sunday’s parliamentary elections, in a move aimed at thwarting the formation of the country’s first far-right government since World War II.
Macron’s centrists and the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) hope they can prevent such an event, with the president telling a closed-door meeting of ministers at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday that the top priority was blocking the RN from power.
That would involve supporting members of the far-left France Unbowed party (LFI) if necessary, Macron said, despite some opposition from members of his own party.
I’ve been deeply frustrated by Macron’s choices in a lot of areas, but I’m really glad he and his party appear to recognize the gravity of the situation and are actually being pragmatic about building a firewall against the far right in France.
I wish news organizations would call our republican and dem parties in the United States far right and center right, respectively….
As a non American, i call them both far right.
I usually have a good amount of contempt for Macron and his actions but if he will hurt his own party to ensure the far right doesn’t take over then he deserves some props.
Yeah, I’m actually shocked France remembers how Popular Fronts are supposed to work.
