It’s a win for the left, but seeing that chart breakdown doesn’t look that hopeful. National Rally and other right wing parties still gained. Macron got squeezed out the middle. As long as Macron’s party prefers to work with the left rather than the right, it’s a win, but that’s not always how things work.
Exactly right. The left/center share didn’t surge relative to 2022 - it fell by 13%. Meanwhile RN surged by 60% in its share of seats.
So it’s reassuring in the near term that the center-left “surged” relative to initial polling, but in the longer term it is quite concerning that the far right is actually the segment gaining ground.
It’s a win for the left, but seeing that chart breakdown doesn’t look that hopeful. National Rally and other right wing parties still gained. Macron got squeezed out the middle. As long as Macron’s party prefers to work with the left rather than the right, it’s a win, but that’s not always how things work.
Exactly right. The left/center share didn’t surge relative to 2022 - it fell by 13%. Meanwhile RN surged by 60% in its share of seats.
So it’s reassuring in the near term that the center-left “surged” relative to initial polling, but in the longer term it is quite concerning that the far right is actually the segment gaining ground.