France's left alliance leads in election polls, keeping far-right at bay | DW News

Initial projections in the second round of France’s legislative elections have the leftist alliance the "New Popular Front" in the lead. The coalition, which includes Jean-Luc Melenchon’s party "France Unbowed", could get as many as 215 seats. President Macron's "Together" coalition is second, with up to 180 seats. Marine Le Pen's far-right "National Rally" is on course to get a maximum of 150 seats, far short of a majority many had expected. 289 out of 577 seats are required for a political camp to reach an absolute majority. Following tonight's disappointing result for Macron’s coalition, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has offered to resign.
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[@YouTuberJames92610]

Either way French have spoken, they don't want macrons politics.

[@luanpham0586]

Nah they don't want the RN

[@41divad]

You missed the point

[@chickenmadness1732]

@@luanpham0586 Macron has hardly any seats tho lol

[@epr11000]

@@luanpham0586 30% of seats- don't want? Really?

[@luanpham0586]

@@epr11000 people united to counter the far right. Double of people vote no to rn

[@Julian-zj2qy]

Expect the unexpected in French politics.

[@Booz2020]

Slava BAGUETTE 🥖

[@jordisaura6748]

anything french really...

[@angelhunterwolf3384]

🤣

[@ethimself5064]

🤣🤣🤣Bang on

[@angelhunterwolf3384]

@@ethimself5064 🤣🤟💯🔥

[@trevornorton5297]

Macron’s gamble succeeded

[@keterscp1064]

Actually he did want to surprise a divided left , win the election beating lepen and score an absolute majority, will it didn't happen because the left was fast to react but Ig it's the worst , I would have wished for NFP to win an absolute majority but that will wait until 27

[@MYRRHfamily]

That seems to be the conclusion!! I’m American. Happy for France. I hope we can follow suit in November. It seems the left outperforms polls when it comes to election time. There must be some significant bias in polls when only

[@franciscouderq1100]

@@keterscp1064unlikely or without LFI

[@polemius01]

Looks like France is dodging the Fascist bullet.

[@franciscouderq1100]

With a silver lining, yup

[@user-ye2sm1gq7l]

You know whatc happened? Majority was numb about going to vote. But once they saw the prospect of being governed by the far right, they woke up and went to vote. Macron strategy worked partially, he didn't expect the far left to surpass his party.

[@MathEnthusiastss]

Oh, thank goodness

[@thegrimmarcher202]

All may not yet be lost... Good on the French!

[@vladmatei1958]

Nice. I project 1 billion immigrants in total until 2030. Have fun.

[@themanwnoname3454]

[[Elections are coming!]]: 🗞️📰🗞️📰 “If we give up on the moral code our country believes in we’re no better than (who we are fighting).” - US Military Code “Been that way for 30 years.” - U.S. Justice Department on the lack of Human Rights in Oklahoma County Jail, 2020 P.S. You get 2 days for every 1 you serve there bc it is so bad. “Makes me feel human again after this place.” - Oklahoma City Art Museum review after life in the local shelters (20+ years in the making), 2024 “It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones.” - Nelson Mandela 🥂🥂 [[Community of Democracies]] free and fair elections freedom of speech & expression equal access to education rule of law freedom of peaceful assembly Enough to know the USA created hells in the 21st century I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. To Iceland w/love, I pledged my allegiance to Monaco. - Me aka Ron Swanson 2.0/Ron Swanson on Snoop Dogg/a nerd

[@fka-Kaya]

@@vladmatei1958 That´s just your projection, not reality, Vlad.

[@vladmatei1958]

@fka-Kaya wtf are you talking about? Are you living in France? Do you understand the difference between the reality you can see with your eyes and the ideology from your mind?

[@themanwnoname3454]

@@vladmatei1958 🥳🥳

[@Silentpartner70]

Lesson here to be learned: it took an entire left alliance to take on the right.

[@artiefakt4402]

Left and centrists are in front of the far-right + its allies... deal with it.

[@ri-goblazt5894]

Yeah, it means there are more of them and they are united when it comes against Nationalist Fascists . Forming alliances is adds to your strength, right!

[@roadraider6266]

Gemeinsam als Einheitsfront gegen Tod und Untergang.

[@botshelomoatshe3153]

I thought like that too, it's the same party posing in different fronts, but if it fail then it comes together, that's deceiving voters

[@Tamara-qd5dc]

When Islamists cheer on the election results and no French flags are flown at the celebration parties, you know that France is now a colony of Palestine.

[@richdobbs6595]

What are vote totals in all? I've seen some reports stating that NR got the second highest total votes, but third place in seats.

[@Gamla123]

Here's a pro tip. If you are going to have real time translation of a speech, mute the speaker. This is impossible to listen to in any language.

[@Teffi_Club]

Make English subtitles please. It's hard to hear two people speaking at the same time.

[@kenhunt5153]

Good news. Looking forward, not backwards.

[@Anixander6230]

Communism is forward? Going back to the USSR is progress?

[@user-wc2jk3xs9z]

lol

[@pseudoname3159]

The right will forever drag their feet, kicking and screaming as the world progresses into the future. Conservatives will forever need to adapt to their perpetual growing pains unless they accept the fundamental nature of time.

[@wengercleopatra2150]

Looking forwards to Islamization

[@Mitch_Kelly]

history is a circle...

[@abdelter]

Power To The People Chanson de John Lennon ❤❤ France 🇨🇵🇨🇵 Beatles all you needs IS love from France

[@janpetersen7440]

The French voters have voted. It is now up to the politicians to make the parliament work and make practical policy for the French people.

[@Irilia_neko]

Apparently the french people didn't wanted to elec Donald trump's 👀🤣

[@Booz2020]

Make BAGUETTE Great Again 🥖🥐

[@chubbygallasso]

Or not want night after night of riots.

[@zinjanthropus322]

And now they have to live with their choices.

[@user-wc2jk3xs9z]

Lepen is a patriot and loves France, unfortunately the youth in France have not yet understood this and hence this result...

[@thegoat11111]

@@Booz2020 The choice was BAGUETTE or halal.

[@adbenkunkus]

Vive la France!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Shiroya_Rumika]

Vive la Islamization

[@xXAscendingPhoenixXx]

@@Shiroya_RumikaCry about it😂

[@wrtyiop2620]

Foreign legion indeed.

[@ernestomatalsol6807]

French have spoken: divided we stand.😁

[@swiftflight7927]

Hells yea

[@four4eyes]

Wouldn't it be wonderful if elections were decided by the most votes received ? What a concept .

[@soniavadnjal7553]

If the "far right" exists, there must also be a "far left"?

[@vinsklortho2008]

yeah. Some of the parties in the left alliance.

[@artiefakt4402]

"Conseil d'état" - the supreme administrative jurisdiction in France - decided there was a far right... but no such thing as "far left" among political parties... deal with it !

[@franciscouderq1100]

Even extreme left much like extreme right.. come look closer !

[@usalmighty6407]

All i heard from Jordan Bardella is im a sore loser who can't fully accept most of the electorate not falling for their demagoguery & delusion of grandeur😅

[@luisklein2006]

Someone needs to tell him that 36% doesn’t make a majority lol

[@artiefakt4402]

​@@luisklein2006 he's definitely not the sharpest blade in the drawer... and neither are the other RN candidates from what I've seen.

[@Cecil-yc6mc]

the psychological profile of RWNJs is definitely that of the sore loser/conspiracy theorist

[@lukyluk13]

That is what country over party looks like.

[@rudbel88]

It was tactical voting nothing to do with the country !!!

[@ansgarm.cordie9659]

​@@rudbel88It was tactical voting for the Republic against fascism. That's what patriotism looks like. Vive la France, Vive la Republic

[@lukyluk13]

@@rudbel88 It was a vote where a lot of parties sacrificed vote & representation to stop the extreme right fro having a majority. Of course it was tactical, tactical can be "country before party" .

[@incurableromantic4006]

How is voting for infinite immigration putting "country" ahead of anything?

[@Alexs.2599]

@@ansgarm.cordie9659 They're not Fascists! Stop labelling people fascists simply because they're traditionalists. Like the Far Left isn't exteme come on!

[@TheRevan1337]

Reject the Far Right, support Ukraine, and stand for Democracy.

[@respect-vn2oe]

Democracy with far left???

[@Lenser]

Marine Le Putin

[@josephdurso5894]

Yes, the real issue is Ukraine, By conjuring up the "far-right" bogeyman, Macron can continue to ignore and destroy France while he plays a farcical Napoleon. And we all know how that turned out.

[@twig8412]

I tried to get a grip on French politics, but I give up at this point.

[@loganlin6109]

Regardless of what happens this won’t end without a big shake up or some sort of chaotic event because it’s France after all lol

[@franciscouderq1100]

Sparkling population

[@nathanielouzana]

I have a suspicion the interpreter is new at her job... 🤣

[@godrunner6979]

You love to see it :)

[@Asdfgghhhjj]

When DW says someone is far-left. It means far-left.

[@ipercalisse579]

Far-left is far-left.. Macron already tried a golpe. He is vicious like a snake.. my prediction: government won't last

[@therogue001]

ok we all see how it is now

[@CaraMarie13]

At least the worst did not happen but that gridlock... hopefully they can overcome that.

[@300_spartansoldier5]

Communist running the country

[@vincentpickering6568]

Same situation in Germany where the coalition government can agree on nothing, down they go!

[@bratwurstmitbiryani]

Wrong. The traffic light coalition in Germany actually speedily passed the laws. People are rather skeptical about the kind of laws they passed. Particularly the policies of arms to Ukraine are criticized. Otherwise, most other policies are ok.

[@realtalk5329]

Left>right

[@endian-disintegrator]

Very updated news Well done DW

[@Crashyocean]

Congratulations 🇨🇦✌️🫶👏

[@bbob70]

For what? Having communists leading the country? Even that is not certain, since no party has a majority.

[@ansgarm.cordie9659]

​@@bbob70You prefer fascists in power?

[@300_spartansoldier5]

​@@ansgarm.cordie9659 yes better that's better than communist

[@connieb.6061]

@@ansgarm.cordie9659 why are they facists; facists were destroyed during ww2, far left on the other hand are taking over the world

[@finlanderxx]

​@@300_spartansoldier5chill comrade, left fraternity is not the enemy

[@davidgaskin5417]

I only have a vague understanding of the french system, but maybe someone from France can explain. So, 1 party "wins" the first round.... Then, because the other parties decide that they didn't like the result, they make backroom deals to prop up each other to manipulate the voting pattern in the 2nd round. That doesnt sound very democratic, but maybe a french person can explain it?

[@41divad]

Leon Blum lives again

[@JohnDoe-tv4zf]

Far right ??? I see what you did there.

[@sepilokfui]

Seem same like UK, just that in UK there is one party and in France there are 2 blocs. good for "Democracy", French in a new level of politic...

[@fdrstan]

"We ain't goin out like that." - Cypress Hill

[@Never-ending_]

They took 33% of the votes and 25% of the seats. This is French democracy. But this is a victory for the natives either way. They will have another chance in 3 years. Until then, they are the only opposition.

[@DavidYosephSchreiber]

What was the popular vote? Bardella hinted that the National Rally may have received 45 %.

[@franciscouderq1100]

BardelWho ? Merde alors!

[@loganlin6109]

The translator is terrible🙄

[@anuragsinha2013]

Centrist plus Far Left minus Marine La Penn= Outcome of French 2024 Election

[@Proxima-J-]

French toast

[@anuragsinha2013]

Usually politicians kick the cam down the road but in this case, Instead of the politicians French people have kicked the can down the road this time. Things always seem to get worse in France before it starts to get better. In 7 years Macron has been built up and then slowly facing a complete wipe out. Going forward there will be 2 political parties in France National Rally and Jean luc Melenchon' Far Left.

[@user-zg5uw8ql8x]

At last macron will have to work with the communist socialist 😅

[@jacobwaddell6075]

Why would he work with people who believe in an economic model that has never worked in human history

[@ssuwandi3240]

@@jacobwaddell6075 maybe because they are the business owners and taxpayers citizen..

[@AllenorLP]

which now? communist or socialist?

[@mrtee3477]

So France got more far left.

[@keterscp1064]

​@@AllenorLP both the social democrats and french communist are in NFP

[@MrAramourn]

Troll farms ran out of money, and now we have to watch a DW video without hordes of far right trolls and bots ):

[@TheTwangKings]

Is not going the way Mr. Pootin expected. Maybe trolls are arrested and sent to Ukraine 😅😅😅

[@gentbinaku4458]

Man, such hatred in your heart

[@BGpomakTR]

True! It's quite calm 🎉❤

[@backfischritter]

​@@gentbinaku4458wisdom is not to be confused with hatred.

[@gentbinaku4458]

@@backfischritter Wisdom hahahahahahahahahahaaha

[@bram6567]

I really like Macron when I see him in the context of foreign policy, it's a shame that his party isn't able to gain more support domestically.

[@phoebemulube4451]

♦️Macron caused France to be unpopular in Africa. The former Colonies have chased France out of their Countries by closing the Embassies.

[@franciscouderq1100]

Well Macron made sure his « party » will not take off and thus become more popular than him

[@nuttygeezer708]

you mean 18th century not 17th

[@samssams4796]

Democracy has spoken

[@300_spartansoldier5]

Democracy how? The communist running ur country

[@agoogleuseranonymous2658]

The interpreter wasn't on point lol. It's hard to translate but yeah. It wasn't really aligned with what the speaker was saying.

[@Democracy982]

Bipartisan work at compromising

[@Skatted]

Shows you how loud the right are in the media... Same in UK, Australia and USA

[@ankem4329]

Now US has to do similar

[@nuke_Godjira]

FJB🤡

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Absolutely. We cannot allow a wannabe dictator takenover

[@S.P.01]

US has two party system. Biden is a joker and definitely going to loose.

[@friendlybgaming5882]

​@@just_a_turtle_chad Biden is destroying America, Also Trump is not a dictator

[@fabianelsen3716]

​@@friendlybgaming5882*not yet

[@BentleyBolton]

Gucci mane knew about Gotti why he never liked him

[@terras25thdeity]

Oh thank God. I'm in the US and I was so worried about this French election. Especially after the surge of the far right-wing in Germany..

[@franciscouderq1100]

La meilleure défense c’est l’attaque ! Macron learned from his Peers

[@augustoliver2779]

Raising the retirement age contributed to this for sure.

[@timetraveler_0]

Leader sounds divisive.

[@bolatsabikhan8127]

If they're far right, you're far left then.

[@user-ce1ol8bj7o]

it's like Houllebeq's book? Leverage leveraging leverage? Disaster looms??

[@anuragsinha2013]

I have tried to lift France out the mud, But she will return to her errors and vomitings, one cannot prevent the French for being French.:- Charles De Gaulle

[@yudhistirasl6686]

can anyone explain in short whats up with the right? 1st round seemed to be sure thing. crazy how things could turn around that much.

[@fka-Kaya]

Record voter turnout in the second round. People don´t want the far right to rule.

[@franciscouderq1100]

@@fka-Kayaaaand a bit of salad dressings among parties

[@bubdunk1257]

Are you qualified to make a statement on what the President should do? Or just a personal opinion? The President has his MD with him! A little closer than you.

[@chrismichanicou8573]

Nigel farage and reform. brexit

[@franciscouderq1100]

And now ReformUK ? A new snake oil for sale

[@kitcat4512]

NGOs have money and power to muster the loudest support.

[@andrewfloor8651]

You LOVE to see it

[@mamba101]

French voters have shown they still believe in the ideals of the French Republic 🇫🇷 Viva La France 🎉

[@Rubberduck-zt8lm]

And will call it bye bye France....

[@josephdurso5894]

Is war with Russia one of them? de Gaulle is turning over in his grave.

[@DD-rt9lc]

A house divided will fall

[@aarusty51]

It is obvious the people do not want Macron. Why can't he just go away?

[@TheMFactor-xx7cl]

@@aarusty51 wouldn't Mr. Poutine love that!

[@d.b.2215]

He's only supposed to step down when his current term is over, in 2027, and not before

[@ConnorLonergan]

Is it though? because it was him and his alliance that enouraged the Republican front tactical voting that let's be honest what lead to the results we have

[@franciscouderq1100]

Cose he is elected till 2027, silly Billy.

[@franciscouderq1100]

@@ConnorLonerganafter Méluche every pushes to elevate Marine at the parliament….

[@jaquelinekaku1302]

.....🤔 FOR THE SAKE OF DEFLATING THE EXTREME RIGHT WING, BETTER TO WORK TOGETHER ....🕊🌷

[@El.presidente]

Old Roman Proverb "Divide and Rule."

[@user-gd1yg6le1h]

The fascist have not take France 🇫🇷

[@readmore7180]

By the looks of it they have..

[@bbob70]

Nobody has a majority in parliament, you do realize that? Communist Melenchon rose supported by Macron. But will Macron support a communist PM?

[@batsy3]

@@readmore7180 reading more garbage by the looks of it

[@GR-sc3ph]

It looks like they have😂😂

[@readmore7180]

​@@batsy3do you actually know what a fascist is... No thought not

[@sjd283]

The right never loses and transfer power with grace.

[@franciscouderq1100]

Says Trumpy boy

[@sjd283]

@@franciscouderq1100 what? You calling me a Trump boy? I’m confused 🤔 Not that I have to explain but my picture reflects me heading to a Carolina Panthers football game!

[@bornzen]

Nothing is ever so bad that it can’t get worse.

[@charlesscott1849]

Well that’s a kick in Putin’s face!

[@BirdEgg123]

The left are also for less support for Ukraine 😅

[@David-gy6fv]

Did Mbappe wake up the youths to go and vote?

[@spacefire6181]

Le Pen should not move too far to the Center and even expel their German allies. That anger so many of their allies and support both at home and abroad. Just two days ago almost all of their European allies have left her club to join another newly created Patriots for Europe

[@franciscouderq1100]

Patriots you said patriots , is that a new fashion, trend or the like? What’s a patriot particularly when not referring to a country but an alliance no matter how great it is? Words definitions are exploding by the day no matter where, almost.

[@DG-ie5ip]

"Fear of change" in France will ground the country right in there tracks....progress will be halted. No gain no change ! Then french will be back to business as usual...complaining-complaining-complaining...

[@franciscouderq1100]

Daily complaint is as necessary as daily prayers….and sometimes it goes to pre than one for good measure 🥰

[@jeannettewilke205]

In about six months time enlisting will begin

[@geoffreydrew4810]

Rigged

[@franciscouderq1100]

Is that you, Trump ?

[@YABBAHEY1]

Way to go France ! DW get another translator Don't understand why Mr.Blk suit is upset, he & his lot were just pushed a little farther right, on the arc thingy. Closer to their angry friends.

[@robertboyle2016]

Who backs Ukraine?

[@Shaddarhim]

I can already taste them the tears of the right!

[@TheTwangKings]

Amen

[@itsallminor6133]

It's France that just lost.

[@Shaddarhim]

@@itsallminor6133 No the right lost huge difference.

[@newaile]

Who were the ones burning down buildings and smashing in shop windows when there was a possibility Le Pen would win?

[@connieb.6061]

@@Shaddarhim we have a far left government and people are truly crying here becuase they have to live in tents now

[@sayhi247]

YOU ..Zs losing your grip, inevitable and unstoppable. This is your last stand

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

Just came to hear the far right complain about everyone calling them the far right. "We wanna *be* far right, we just don't want anyone to *know* we're far right."

[@AnthonyD-yy2in]

Misogamy ?

[@guru47pi]

At least in France and the UK, people have said 'we want change. Politics and the economy are not working for us' , but not self-destructive right wing changes. Let's hope the left can improve conditions for workers, instead of only focusing on what corporations want

[@ua697]

Putin/Farage/Orban/Trump are crying 😂

[@readmore7180]

The leftist governments are nothing about what the workers want, it's about what government want.

[@enelem64]

Are you out of your mind? The left has caused all of the issues and they will not stop them, only repeat the same thing that doesn't work.

[@ironmind258]

destructive? you are in la la land

[@ipercalisse579]

Can you really think about such a scenario?

[@philippvoid1800]

mon dieu

[@pjhgerlach]

At least some French citizens woke up and voted wisely showing that the majority is NOT far-right.

[@loum.4377]

Macron will wish LePen had won. Watch how the left destroys everything. Every thing France pretended to be, they now will become! haha.

[@TheTwangKings]

Biggest voter turnout in decades. 👌👌👌👍👍👍

[@99jeuwwbe]

Now realize they only postponed the inevitable. In a couple of years you will get the drill

[@MTMF.london]

@@99jeuwwbe Doubt it.

[@LancerloverLL]

@@99jeuwwbe Curb your whining.

[@alexkuvalja6770]

Left in Uk & France . Means more US debt as they are suported by the bankers. More immigrants more deteoritation of the social system, higher prices. Excellent ground for 98 BRICS member states and de-dollarisation.

[@soniyasinha3496]

the world is stuck on right and left while real issues are buried 😁this childishness is killing the planet

[@setoki2838]

Too many people are only focused on feelings in their lifes, so Im not suprised.

[@ardiii746]

Vote Blue 💙💙💙 BIDEN 2024 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@nuke_Godjira]

FJB🤡

[@prsimoibn2710]

Biden Trump it's the same shekel

[@mjm352]

He’ll be in Alzheimer's special care units by November.

[@YellowGun114]

​@@mjm352A similar path may await you in years to come. Don't mock the natural process.

[@Booz2020]

Sophia Vergara for President 🤯

[@gnomedex]

France is completely lost.

[@cinziam457]

Only to the Fascists

[@phoebemulube4451]

🔷They will regret this!

[@MTMF.london]

They've woken up and found their true selves.

[@franciscouderq1100]

@@phoebemulube4451is that a threat, just a few hrs after the results. You don’t waste time , hey !

[@phoebemulube4451]

@@franciscouderq1100 ♦️Not a threat at all! It is a Prophecy! Just watch the Space! This marriage will cause more problems for the French people!👈🏽

[@uromvictor]

La Pen. Should just wait on the sidelines. This hookup will break off in a year or 2...

[@dishachatterjee6084]

Now UK and France should recognize state of Palestine

[@MB-dp1rj]

Give coalition 6 months...then chaos!

[@josephdurso5894]

Why so long?

[@TheMFactor-xx7cl]

@@MB-dp1rj Scare tactics! Right out of the fascist playbook.

[@alessandrozetticci]

​@@TheMFactor-xx7cl It's called French politics.

[@TheMFactor-xx7cl]

@@alessandrozetticci We'll see. So far so good.

[@franciscouderq1100]

24-48 hrs can do

[@goisenate]

"Hung Parliament" sounds like the name of a Stormy Daniels film.