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First round of early French legislative elections began this Sunday with the opening of polling stations in the capital area, in elections that They could mean the far
First round of early French legislative elections began this Sunday with the opening of polling stations in the capital area, in elections that They could mean the far right coming to power for the first time by democratic means.
More than 49.5 million citizens are called to vote in order to elect 577 deputies of the National Assemblyand the second round will take place next Sunday, July 7th.
Polling stations They opened in metropolitan France at 6:00 GMT. and they will close at 16:00 GMT in smaller towns, an hour later in many medium-sized towns and at 18:00 GMT in larger cities.
At this time, 18:00 GMT, Several exit polls will be published. where will the reaction of political leaders begin until the first concrete results become known.
Far right National Group (RN) is the unanimous favourite of all polls on voting intentions, with an average support of 36%, which is even more than the 31.4% obtained in the European elections on June 9, in which his victory touched the president Emmanuel Macron announce these elections.
Photo: Reuters
The New Popular Front (NPF), which unites the left In polls on voting intentions, he has an average of 28.2%. while the Macronist bloc is further away, with an average of 20.3%, a sharp drop from the elections two years ago.
Polls even indicate possibility of obtaining an absolute majority of RNs in the second round, the threshold of which is 289 deputies. In the 2022 elections, the PH received 88 deputies, which was its best historical result.
National Party President and Prime Ministerial candidate Jordan Bardella, who is only 28 years old, has been urging the French give him an absolute majority to have free hands and to implement their election program without hindrance.
Voters will choose 539 deputies of metropolitan France, 27 are from overseas territories in the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Caribbean, and 11 represent French residents abroad.
Voting centres already opened yesterday, depending on the time zones, in the overseas territories and in the different constituencies that They choose French people living abroad.
Pictured: Jordan Bardella. Photo: Reuters
Each constituency represents about 125,000 inhabitants.
The electoral system stipulates that if no candidate receives an absolute majority of votes in the first round, The two who take first place move up to second. and those who received a number of votes equivalent to at least 12.5% ​​of the voters registered in the district.
This means that if participation is high, as expected this Sunday (polls predict around 64-66%), they may Three or, in exceptional cases, up to four candidates may advance to the second round.
And in the second round he takes a place the candidate who received the most votes.
This is why it often happens that a candidate, even if he made it to the second round,I will refuse if you think you have little chance. to prevent a candidate from becoming a deputy whose victory he wants to avoid at any cost.
This strategy which has been used in the past against the far right.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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