inlandempire@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agoFrench parliament elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far rightwww.lemonde.frexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down12 cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1284arrow-down1external-linkFrench parliament elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far rightwww.lemonde.frinlandempire@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square37fedilink cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoHow did it turn around so much?
minus-squarevzq@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 months agoIt didn’t. It’s a two-round system. It’s one thing to win a plurality in round one, it’s another to win a majority in round two. This is exactly how it’s been going for the last N elections.
minus-squareDarkThoughts@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoExcept usually in Macron’s favor. But yeah, as soon as the choices shrink, people unify behind whoever is countering the Nazi cunt.
How did it turn around so much?
It didn’t. It’s a two-round system. It’s one thing to win a plurality in round one, it’s another to win a majority in round two.
This is exactly how it’s been going for the last N elections.
Except usually in Macron’s favor. But yeah, as soon as the choices shrink, people unify behind whoever is countering the Nazi cunt.