Candidates Drop Out In Bid To Block French Far-Right

July 2, 2024 News, Politics

Opponents of France’s National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more candidates said they would bow out of this weekend’s run-off election to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote.

Some 180-plus candidates have confirmed they will not stand in Sunday’s second-round for France’s 577-seat national parliament, according to local media estimates. Others have until 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) to make their choice.

Marine Le Pen’s RN came out well ahead in Sunday’s first-round vote after President Emmanuel Macron’s gamble on a snap election backfired, leaving his centrist camp in a lowly third place behind a hastily formed left-wing alliance.

Read the full article.

Ahead of the second round of #France‘s #legislative #elections, political parties are attempting to resurrect a #RepublicanFront against the far right.

The move is intended to stop the far-right #NationalRally from securing a parliamentary majority, as @ofarry reports pic.twitter.com/5ErgThtQzb

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) July 2, 2024