Macron will remain no matter what: how elections will change French politics Victoria Grabovskaya In France, July 7th is second round of early parliamentary elections. In the first round, on June 30, the far-right forces, led, in particular, by Marine Le Pen, received the most votes. However, even if her party wins the elections, Le Pen is unlikely to be able to form a majority in parliament. Artem Bronzhukov, deputy director of the Politika analytical center, told Channel 24 about this, noting that the victory of the National Union party in the first round was a huge surprise. Traditionally, the French have predominantly left-wing views and are skeptical of right-wing forces. However, the situation where right-wing parties are gaining support has developed not only in France, but also throughout Europe. This is a signal that trust in the traditional establishment is running out in European countries. This has already brought a large number of votes to Le Pen's party. However, the French are not voting for the right, but first and foremost against Emmanuel Macron and the political system that has reigned in France for the past 10 years, he emphasized. At the same time, according to preliminary data, Le Pen's party will probably not be able to form a coalition exclusively of right-wing forces. The leftists, the People's Front party, came in second place in the first round, and the pro-presidential bloc came in third. Therefore, certain coalitions will be formed in parliament that will restrain the right so that French politics does not acquire radical changes,” Bronzhukov emphasized. Marine Le Pen has already stated that allegedly its power can revoke permission for Ukraine to launch French weapons into Russian territory. However, for now these are only words. This rhetoric may be due to the fact that, in his opinion, Russia has a certain influence on the right < /strong>. Based on the results of journalistic investigations, it turned out that Russian banks allegedly financed Le Pen’s political party. In general, Russians often invest in radical movements in Europe – both right and left. Therefore, these forces will use narratives about “peace in Ukraine” to please their voters who voted against Macron. “He is precisely the “war hawk” in the understanding of Europeans,” he noted. However, despite this, Macron will remain president, and France is a classic presidential republic. Accordingly, this will not bring big disadvantages for Ukraine. Of course, the so-called pro-Russian forces will make certain changes in French politics, and we will analyze them,” Artem Bronzhukov summarized. Recall that Emmanuel Macron dissolved the French parliament and announced early elections after the victory of far-right parties in the elections to the European Parliament. The National Rally Party of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardell won the first vote with 33.13%. The second round of voting takes place on July 7.They want to please voters
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