{"id":84798,"date":"2024-07-01T01:30:19","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T01:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/france-faces-a-new-political-reality-as-le-pens-prodigy-stands-on-the-brink-of-power\/"},"modified":"2024-07-01T01:30:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T01:30:19","slug":"france-faces-a-new-political-reality-as-le-pens-prodigy-stands-on-the-brink-of-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/01\/france-faces-a-new-political-reality-as-le-pens-prodigy-stands-on-the-brink-of-power\/","title":{"rendered":"France faces a new political reality as Le Pen’s prodigy stands on the brink of power"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new political reality has been revealed in France, it has a new face and a new name – 28-year-old Jordan Bardella.<\/p>\n

Frontman of the hard-right, he has helped propel National Rally to a clear-cut lead in the first round of parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n

Bardella, the party’s choice for prime minister, stands on the brink of power if National Rally secures a majority in the second round of voting.<\/p>\n

“I want to tell our supporters to mobilise so that they carry out a final effort next Sunday – next Sunday’s vote will be one of the most important in the history of modern France<\/strong><\/a>,” he said.<\/p>\n

With roots in the collaborationist regime of Vichy France, National Rally has been re-engineered by Marine Le Pen<\/strong><\/a> as she has worked to make it electable – and acceptable – to the public.<\/p>\n

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A key part of that scheme rests with Le Pen’s fresh-faced prodigy. Bardella told the media that a National Rally government would respect the country’s traditional republican values.<\/p>\n

“I will always be the guarantor of your rights and freedoms and our republican values which unite us all. I promise you freedom, equality and fraternity,” he said.<\/p>\n

They were challenged from the left by the New Popular Front, a hastily organised alliance of socialists, communists, greens and hard-left grouping France Unbowed.<\/p>\n

Early results suggest they have finished a strong second, around 28% of the vote.<\/p>\n

There is no doubt about losers here. Emmanuel Macron<\/strong><\/a>‘s centrist coalition, Ensemble, performed poorly, gaining just 21% of the vote.<\/p>\n

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Now a case of damage control<\/strong><\/p>\n

When he called this snap election, Macron was taking a gamble the drubbing his alliance received in recent European elections would not be repeated. He was wrong.<\/p>\n

Macron’s prime minister, Gabriel Attal, said it’s now a case of damage control: “Our goal is clear, we must stop the right from gaining an absolute majority in the first round.”<\/p>\n

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What happens next? Well, we will see a feverish week of campaigning as those candidates who have entered the final round seek to cement their advantage.<\/p>\n

In constituencies where three people advance into the second round, parties will engage in frantic horse-trading to give their candidate the advantage.<\/p>\n

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The country’s new political reality is also a moment of instability – both politically and on the streets.<\/p>\n

After the results were announced, protesters erected barricades and broke windows in cities around the country.<\/p>\n

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Police responded with tear gas and baton charges.<\/p>\n

The hard-right now have the national assembly within their grasp – but the implications of their success are unpredictable.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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