Voting in the French parliamentary elections. File photoPARIS, Jun 19The second round of elections to the National Assembly of France will be held on Sunday, first of all, the presidential coalition «Together!» will fight for control of the lower house of parliament. (Ensemble!) and the left-wing coalition New People's Ecological and Social Union (Nupes), while polls do not promise a clear victory for Macron's association. On Sunday, 577 deputies of the French national assembly (lower house of parliament) will be elected for a period of five years. A simple majority will be enough to win.
Le Pen considers Macron's visit to Kyiv an attempt to influence the elections in FranceThe left is advancingAccording to the results of the first round of the parliamentary elections, which took place on June 12, «Together!» and the left union came to the second stage with a minimal difference — only 0.1% in favor of the first. At the same time, polls already at that time predicted that as a result, the Macron bloc would receive more seats in the chamber. In addition, the first round was notable for a record low turnout over the past 30 years — less than 40% of voters voted. Polls on the eve of the second round did not change the forecasts: the Together! may not win an absolute majority of mandates, but may still become the largest force in the national assembly. An alliance of President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance Party (formerly Forward the Republic!), the center Democratic Movement Party and the centre-right Horizons parties » and «Act», can gain from 255 to 295 seats. This is 55-95 seats less than in 2017, when Macron's party alone received 297 mandates. Mélenchon, the Socialist Party, the Communist Party and the Europe-Ecology-Green Party predict 150-200 seats. That's 77-127 more than five years ago. The poll, conducted by Elabe, took place online June 15-16 and included 1,801 residents of mainland France over the age of 18, including 1,699 registered voters. The error ranges from 1% to 2.3%.In France, energy sector workers called for a strikeDiplomacy or Macron's PRAmid the mixed results of the first round, Macron paid a visit to Ukraine along with his German and Italian counterparts. This immediately drew criticism from the main opponents of the president. Mélenchon and the head of the National Unity party, Marine Le Pen, accused him of using his position to influence the elections: the visit was widely covered, and the French leader gave several lengthy interviews in the mainstream media. Party Le At the same time, the same poll gives from 30 to 50 seats, which will also be a major achievement. Much will depend on the readiness of the electorate to come to the polling stations. And here Elabe reports on the greater activity of Macron's supporters: 65% announced their intention to vote. Next come the followers of Le Pen (59%) and Mélenchon (55%). The overall turnout forecast is higher than in the first round: from 44% to 47% of registered voters. 06/f831c450ca41168f3a2c34637d599fc7.jpg» /> Le Pen does not want Macron to impose «his anti-social project» on the country. Result on the same day The elections will be held according to the traditional French pattern. Polling stations will open at 8 am local time (9.00 Moscow time). In the regions, they will finish their work at 18.00, in large cities — at 20.00 local time (21.00 Moscow time). The counting of votes usually takes place quickly, and the official results will be clear in the evening of the same day or on Monday night.
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