Le Figaro characterizes the very small difference between the two factions as a warning shot for Macron.
The ‘Together’ faction close to French President Emanuel Macron prevailed in first round of parliamentary elections held yesterday in France with a marginal difference against the alliance of Jean-Luc Melanson.
According to the final count of the Ministry of Interior, the ‘Together’ faction Macron gathered it 25.75% of the voteswhile his ‘Nupes’ alliance Melanson came second with a percentage 25.66%.
Until late at night, French analysts estimated that Melanson would win the first round, but in the second round Macron would win more seats.
Le Figaro characterizes the very small difference between the two factions as a warning shot for Macron.
Very high percentages reached the abstentionwhich amounted to almost 52.5%.
Both Prime Minister Elizabeth Bourne on behalf of the presidential majority Emanuel Macron and the leader of the Popular Union Jean-Luc Melanson called on voters to go to the polls in the second round of next Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
The French Prime Minister, in fact, addressed those who did not vote yesterday, asking them to believe in the power of their vote. He also called on all democratic forces to rally around their candidates. As he noted, in a week, the values ​​of France, freedom, equality, fraternity and the secular character of the state are at stake.
Melanson, for his part, called on citizens to go to the polls next Sunday and reject the destructive works of the Macron majority.
