French Presidential and Legislative Elections 2017-News and Updates

[Vergennes]

I like Bayrou. Hope Macron makes him the PM.

Macron said Bayrou "would have an important role in my majority".

Macron has already chosen his prime minister. He will reveal his/her name after the transfer of power this sunday. The En Marche ! secretary did not exclude,that a political figure from the right could become Macron's prime minister.

According to Le Monde,there are currently three hypothesis ;

-The PM could come from The Republicans
-The PM could be a loyal figure from En Marche !
-The PM could be a Socialist figure that joined his party and that is also appreciated by the right.

Of course let's wait & see.

PS : En Marche ! will transform itself into a full political party for the coming legislative elections under the name of "La République en marche".

Marine Le Pen after her defeat vowed to radically transform the Front National,which will also change its name.

 

[Path-Finder]

Le Pen got almost 10million votes Macron got almost 17.5million! That has to mean that a lot of voters chose not to vote. secondly French election process is flipping hard to grasp.

 

[Providence]

@Vergennes bro congrats ! Any major policy changes you expecting post Macron assuming power ?

@waz @SMS Derfflinger @Taygibay

 

[Vergennes]

Le Pen got almost 10million votes Macron got almost 17.5million! That has to mean that a lot of voters chose not to vote.

Emmanuel Macron actually got 20,753,798 votes.
Marine Le Pen got 10,644,118 votes.

secondly French election process is flipping hard to grasp.

Come on,it's not that hard !

The people vote and if no candidate reaches the 50% mark there's a run-off between the first and the second candidate with the most share of votes. Then the run-off takes place and the one reaching the 50% mark is elected as President.

There's a twos round system in every of France's elections. (A part during the EU parliament election)

 

[Path-Finder]

Emmanuel Macron actually got 20,753,798 votes.
Marine Le Pen got 10,644,118 votes.



Come on,it's not that hard !

The people vote and if no candidate reaches the 50% mark there's a run-off between the first and the second candidate with the most share of votes. Then the run-off takes place and the one reaching the 50% mark is elected as President.

There's a twos round system in every of France's elections. (A part during the EU parliament election)

I think its the combination of elections and the media facade that makes things complicated But elections in France are a lot more on knife's edge than UK election as I have observed.

 

[LA se Karachi]

Final Results:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/07/world/europe/france-election-results-maps.html?_r=0

 

[Vergennes]

Macron's party is seen taking the first round of French legislative vote, polls say

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/07/macrons-party-seen-taking-first-round-of-french-legislative-vote.html

 

[HannibalBarca]

Macron's party is seen taking the first round of French legislative vote, polls say

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/07/macrons-party-seen-taking-first-round-of-french-legislative-vote.html

House of Cards Version Frenchie sur TF1... J'adore...

 

[Vergennes]

House of Cards Version Frenchie sur TF1... J'adore...

Yeah I've watched it too. Exeptional documentary,exeptional candidate with exeptional teams.

We love you Mr President !

 

[HannibalBarca]

Yeah I've watched it too. Exeptional documentary,exeptional candidate with exeptional teams.

We love you Mr President !

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Le staff est génial... La Renoi... une perle.

 

[SMS Derfflinger]

@Vergennes bro congrats ! Any major policy changes you expecting post Macron assuming power ?

Yes, Germany will do a lot to strenghten Macron as president, especially some of his reform ideas for Europe.

 

[LA se Karachi]

 

[Nilgiri]

Le Pen pretty much doubled the support for FN from best case scenario of her dad....that is no small accomplishment. The tide is rising and will probably continue to do so if status quo continues and ex-establishment voters continue to increase (and dont vote or even switch to FN) and FN core stays strong and gathers new members.

Now she has 5 years (maybe 10) or so to figure out how to expand by another 15% or so at the minimum. Doubt Macron can really end that trend unless he brings about revolutionary change and results on the ground....thus he has to perform, otherwise he ends up being de facto France's Obama.

This situation is a good silver lining one actually for France....

a) its not some pure establishment guy (fillon, hamon) but neo-establishment guy (thus more flexibility and less long time sponsors/vested interests)
b) therefore has to deliver, otherwise french electorate gets more disgruntled and FN will gain long term as polarisation/consolidation increases
c) parliament elections soon will present better picture of what consolidation each political stream will have right now and how that will influence Macron
d) "Optics"/"stability" still seem to play bigger role in France compared to "results"/"upheaval-tension" for time being. Up to macron, his team and larger French establishment to figure out how to bring a more sustainable long term equilibrium to stop losing ground to FN....or I feel they are toast down the road.

 

[Taygibay]

@Vergennes bro congrats ! Any major policy changes you expecting post Macron assuming power ?

@waz @SMS Derfflinger @Taygibay

Why was I placed with our barbarian cousins?
Not complaining cuz they're a fine bunch BTW,
just wondering!

But since you almost sort of asked, this French
guy as is his habit is pondering the future in a
very different way than what we read here and
around the media and deploring that his nation,
which is honestly a harbour of hard free thought,
has shamed itself by giving a third of the vote to
a fascist leaning party 77 years after suffering it.

Not happy at all, Tay.

 

[SMS Derfflinger]

Why was I placed with our barbarian cousins?
Not complaining cuz they're a fine bunch BTW,
just wondering!

Ach, come on Tay, catched between the British and German cuisine...what could be better for your french soul...