On the covers of leading French newspapers this Tuesday (14), the duel before the second round of the legislative elections between the centrist coalition led by President Emmanuel Macron’s party and the left alliance led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader from the radical left.
“Under the Most Pressure” newspaper’s front page Le ParisienThis highlights the government’s pursuit of a strategy to try to stop the progress of the left coalition, Nova União Popular Ecológica e Social (Nupes). The aim of the ruling alliance, Juntos, is to prevent the left from gaining enough seats in the National Assembly to end the control of pro-Macron lawmakers in parliament. The newspaper says that despite the apparent calm in the corridors of the Élysée Palace, where the French presidency is located, the “macronists” are aware that if they want to persuade the voters, they must fight.
The headline of the newspaper is ‘a week of war’ La CroixThis highlights that the match is far from being won by Macron’s party. The diary cites the controversy surrounding the vote recommendation to try to stop the far-right. Contrary to what happened in the second round of the presidential election—when government officials and several leaders of opposing parties asked voters to vote for Macron to prevent the victory of candidate Marine Le Pen—Macronists are now resisting doing the same in their constituencies. The duel will be between the ultranationalist Réunion Nacional party and the left-wing Nupes coalition.
Debate on the cover of the newspaper releaseadorned with a cartoon of Macron taking painkillers. The president, who was re-elected in April thanks to voters of the left who voted against Le Pen, is struggling today to take a clear stance in constituencies where Nupes faces the far-right in the second round of the parliamentary election,” he said.
Only 21 thousand votes difference
The newspaper headlined “The Macronists Will Encounter Melenconists in One of the Two Constituencies” Le Figaro. The ruling coalition competes with the left in 271 constituencies in France. The Daily notes very few votes – around 21,000 – distinguish the two alliances. “Juntos” received 25.75% of the voters’ total preference, while Nupes received 25.66%.
While government officials try to compare the left-wing coalition with the far-right, instilling fear in voters, Mélenchon is focusing on breathing new life into the campaign ahead of next Sunday’s runoff. “Despite the dynamics, Nupes has a low vote reserve and is looking to entice the abstentions,” he says. Le Figaro, remembering the large number of young people who did not go to vote last Sunday. Abstinence was recorded mainly between two age groups: 18-24 (69%) and 25-34 (71%).
source: Noticias
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