France's far right 'sad and disappointed' - "We are victims of a dishonest alliance led by Macron to block us from power

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

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The champagne was on ice, the jazz was on low: the scene was set at the pavilion in Paris’s Bois de Vincennes forest where the National Rally (RN) was staging what it hoped would be its victory rally.

Hundreds of journalists had come from across the world, the sniffer dogs in place to protect a party that was, we all thought, at the gates of power; the first time the far right would enter government in France since World War Two.

But as time ticked towards the exit poll at 8pm, the mood began to turn. Party apparatchiks talked in hushed tones of indications they had fallen short. Nervous glances were exchanged, the glasses looked more half-empty than half-full.

And then the screens told the story: of the National Rally beaten into third place by the left and by President Macron’s centrists. There was stunned silence – and then a smattering of applause by party supporters to try to keep spirits up.

“We are sad, disappointed, struck down by this result,” said Rosa Gave, as she clutched a French flag.
“We are victims of a dishonest alliance led by Macron to block us from power.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cllyq3lzvg8o

[ColinC]

1. lol. They are victims of their inability to appeal to a majority of French people. Pathetic victim playing

[kimbutgar]

2. I think England and France sees what's going on in the US and are saying no to right wing politics.

And we will follow up ousting the right wing in this country.

[Bev54]

7. That and they got a big eye opening when RW took seats in the European parliament. Too many people

ignored that election.

[Irish_Dem]

14. Yes the US is a sad warning to Europe.

[._.]

20. That's right.

And you know the RNC is watching all this and shitting bricks. They know.

[Bev54]

3. LOL, yep typical RW - It is always somebody else's fault.

[Lovie777]

4. Upside down French flag?...........................

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

13. MFGA hats

Make France Great Again

[yorkster]

5. Employing familiar tactics..

[Turbineguy]

6. Sounds like trump

gave them a masterclass in grievance.

[Peacetrain]

8. This just makes me so happy!!

[Mister Ed]

9. Well boo hoo. (How do you say "snowflake"in French?)

[brooklynite]

10. ...by getting voters to support someone else.

[B.See]

11. Lemme see if I can rustle up some SOUP

for 'em to cry in.

[onecaliberal]

12. Fuck you fascist piece of shit. 💩

[UTUSN]

15. K&R

[Emrys]

16. They were happy enough when the French electoral system gave them a boost in the first vote

They know damn well the two-round system works like this - Le Pen lost in the second rounds in 2017 and 2022, as did her father in 2002.

It looks like Macron's gamble after the European election results paid off.

[BootinUp]

17. Good job Macron. Up yours quisling Le Pen. nt

[superpatriotman]

18. Vive la France !

Nt

[dalton99a]

19. "The election was RIGGED. Very UNFAIR!!"

[malaise]

21. What did they do with all the champagne and party food?

Eff you fascists 😂😂😂😂

[Takket]

22. they were the victims of getting less votes

do right wingers EVER stop whining?

[maxrandb]

23. Ah, so it was a "rigged system", eh? Where have I heard that before?

What a bunch of wankers and whiners.

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. They were defeated by an alliance, but it was honest, and not really "led by Macron"

The agreements in many seats for the 3rd place left/centre candidate to stand down seems to have made the difference. But it was the left leadership that were first to say that should happen. Results: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_legislative_election#National_results

In the 1st round, the RN+allies won 38 seats outright, and the left New Popular Front 32 (by getting over 50% of the vote, and over 25% of the total electorate). So, in all, 76 of the 577 seats didn't need to vote in the 2nd round.

In the 1st round, the RN got 33.2% of the vote, NPF 28.2%, and Macron's centrist Ensemble 21.3%. In Round 2, that was 37.1% for the RN giving them 104 seats, 25.8% for the NPF giving them 148 seats, and 24.5% for Ensemble giving them 157.

So that 37.1% of votes for RN is still worryingly high - and more than the 31.5% that they got in the EU parliament elections which caused Macron to hold this election. The RN is still a major force (they've completely eclipsed "The Republicans", the Gaullist party of Chirac and Sarkozy). France is not out of th woods yet.

[Hekate]

25. I feel quite cheered by this news. Viva la France!

[Lonestarblue]

26. French and UK voters have now rejected fascism and austerity policies that do not work.

Let’s hope US voters will do the same by rejecting Republicans and their Project 2025 manifesto for fascism.

[underpants]

27. Seeing live reaction from the French Nazis finding out they lost the election is magnifique

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