Legislative 2022: Nuts declares itself in lead and considers Macron “defeated”

With some 500 qualifications in the second round, the alliance of the left forces relies on a dynamic and an accelerated mobilization in one week to hope to go beyond the seats projections which grant a majority to Emmanuel Macron.

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At the end of the afternoon, the tone was playful to the headquarters of the new Ecological and Social People’s Popular Union (Nuts) for the electoral evening, in the 10 e arrondissement of Paris. Caroline MECARY, candidate in the 7 E DISCIPTION OF PARIS, hoped for some 480 candidates qualified in the second round. It will ultimately be more, enough to accumulate the superlatives to the spokespersons of the Alliance: “historic”, “magnificent”, “formidable”. First Ipsos-Sopra Steria estimates give the clip and together! Tied, at 25.2 % of the votes, but the representatives of the left choose to declare themselves in mind, on the faith of other polls.

“The new ecological and social popular union comes first, it will be present in more than 500 constituencies in the second round,” said Jean-Luc Mélenchon. As for the projections, which grant a majority to Emmanuel Macron, “they have almost no sense, if not that of maintaining an illusion,” he added. For him, Emmanuel Macron “is beaten and defeated”.

“This strategy was the right”

Side environmentalist, Senator Mélanie Vogel anticipated, before the results, the paradox of these legislative elections: “If by chance, this evening, the Nuts was at the top of the votes at the national level, or at a level very close to LRM [La République en Marche], would the French still accept for a long time to live in a non-proportional system which could still give an absolute majority to Macron? “

In a week, in fact, what reserve of voices for candidates from the left in the second round? Only a revival of mobilization – young people, abstentionists – would bypass the “glass ceiling” in favor of the outgoing majority. Mr. Mélenchon therefore called “our people” to “surge next Sunday”. If the nature of the duels in the face of the national rally, the Republicans or together! Remains still imprecise, he also left everyone free: “Everyone in his constituency will appreciate what his duty is, and will know what to do with his bulletin.”

For the partners of the Alliance, despite the slope, steep, to go up in a week, this score has in any case a taste of victory, if only because it legitimizes a sometimes made agreement Despite reluctance. At the Socialist Party, Corinne Narassiguin, number two, assumes it: “This is proof that this strategy was the right one, we were right to embark on this path. Now opens up for victory, This is the comeback of the left-right duels. “