What does Marine Le Pen's victory in France's European parliamentary elections mean?

[AmeliaE]

I hope I am asking this in the appropriate forum.

What does Marine Le Pen's seeming victory in France's European parliamentary elections mean?

I'm asking this as a technical question since I'm so unfamiliar with government(s) in Europe.

What does this allow Marine Le Pen or her party to do which could somehow go against what Macron wants done?

Thanks from this American!

 

[The39thStep]

Very little in practise but it's does show how resilient the Le Pen machine is. Macron is hugely unpopular and unless something changes he's out at the next election.

 

[AmeliaE]

Very little in practise but it's does show how resilient the Le Pen machine is. Macron is hugely unpopular and unless something changes he's out at the next election.

"like" meaning "thanks" ... not "like" meaning "like"

 

[redsquirrel]

It's still just exit polls ATM isn't it?

It's good PR for them but the figures I've seen quoted actually has their vote slightly down on 2014. They've continued to cement their vote but taking it beyond that 20-25% mark remains the challenge.

Macron is hugely unpopular and unless something changes he's out at the next election.

Hmmm, still plenty of time to go but I could see a repeat of 2017, Macron just making it through to the last round where he beats the RN again. As unpopular as he is the PS and LR still seem even more unpopular.

 

[The39thStep]

Yes agree hence my description of their resilience.

 

[redsquirrel]

Anyway I can almost write tomorrows summary the papers now - far right didn't manage to breakthrough - conveniently ignoring the fact that the supposed "underperformance" is as much a fiction as the overhyped "breakthrough".

 

[treelover]

Exit poll findings suggested that Syriza had also lost the youth vote with the majority of Greeks aged between 17 and 24 voting for ND and neo-nazi Golden Dawn.

This in Greece, Alarming

 

[Idris2002]

I hope I am asking this in the appropriate forum.

What does Marine Le Pen's seeming victory in France's European parliamentary elections mean?

I'm asking this as a technical question since I'm so unfamiliar with government(s) in Europe.

What does this allow Marine Le Pen or her party to do which could somehow go against what Macron wants done?

Thanks from this American!

It means your grandpa's holiday in Normandy 75 years ago was all for nothing.

 

[The39thStep]

Anyway I can almost write tomorrows summary the papers now - far right didn't manage to breakthrough - conveniently ignoring the fact that the supposed "underperformance" is as much a fiction as the overhyped "breakthrough".

Yup across a lot of Europe its been a steady ten year cycle of rise /entrenchment that wont go away despite a sigh of relief that there is no overnight break through.

 

[extra dry]

Hungry has about 20 seats all right leaning.

France, well Macrone is a mess. Only way out resign and new elections by the end of the year

 

[treelover]

A former Maoist Party, The Workers Party, has won 12 seats in Belgium(Wallonia) apparently out of nowhere, it has changed though, it runs health clinics in poor areas, which sounds good.

https://www.politico.eu/article/the...to-the-left-workers-party-ptb-raoul-hedebouw/

 

[Idris2002]

Hungry has about 20 seats all right leaning.

France, well Macrone is a mess. Only way out resign and new elections by the end of the year

A demented narcissist like him has no shame. They'll have to pry his fingers off the Elysee doors.

 

[belboid]

A demented narcissist like him has no shame. They'll have to pry his fingers off the Elysee doors.

Considering how close he came to beating an actual fascist, he'll take it as a massive endorsement.