French Presidential and Legislative Elections 2017-News and Updates

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So,today is the day of vote. The polling stations will open at 8am (French hour) and close at 6pm. They will remain open til 8pm in big cities. Forecast should be made as usual at 8pm.

The Palais Bourbon,seat of the French National Assembly. 577 MPs elected for five years.

 

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The turnout rate for the first round of the Legislative election was 19,24% at 12pm. It was 21,06% at the same hour in 2012.

 

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The turnout rate for the first round of the Legislative election was 40,75% at 5pm,way lower than when it was 48,31% at the same hour in 2012.

Very sad. The legislative elections are as important (if not more) as the presidential elections. The only thing I can say is that those that did not vote should not complain or cry two months later because of the policies adopted by the government of the majority. @Nilgiri @LA se Karachi


Anyway,the polling stations across the country will start to close in less than one hour. (6pm)
In big cities,polling stations will remain open til 8pm.

 

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@Nilgiri @Philia @LA se Karachi

The initial results for the first round of France's parliamentary elections point to a mammoth majority for President Emmanuel Macron's Republique en Marche party.

Emmanuel Macron's new party was on course to win an overwhelming majority in parliament according to initial results on Sunday evening.

Macron party scored 32.2-32.9 percent in the first-round parliamentary vote, initial projections said, compared to 20.9 percent for the right wing Republicans party, 13. percent for Marine Le Pen's National Front, 11 percent for the far left France Unbowed (France Insoumise), led by Jean-Luc Melenchon and only 9 percent for France's Socialist party and its allies.

We won't know how many seats Republique en Marche will obtain until next Sunday's second round vote, but early projections by pollsters Elabe suggest Macron's could end up with as many as 445 seats in the 577 seat parliament.

That would easily break all previous records.
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The Republicans and the UDI could end up with 95 to 132 seats.
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The National Front could end up with only 2 to 5 seats.
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The Unbowed France and the communist party could end up with 13 to 23 seats.
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Socialist Party and their allies could end up with 15 to 25 seats.

 

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[Nilgiri]

@Nilgiri @Philia @LA se Karachi

The initial results for the first round of France's parliamentary elections point to a mammoth majority for President Emmanuel Macron's Republique en Marche party.

Emmanuel Macron's new party was on course to win an overwhelming majority in parliament according to initial results on Sunday evening.

Macron party scored 32.2-32.9 percent in the first-round parliamentary vote, initial projections said, compared to 20.9 percent for the right wing Republicans party, 13. percent for Marine Le Pen's National Front, 11 percent for the far left France Unbowed (France Insoumise), led by Jean-Luc Melenchon and only 9 percent for France's Socialist party and its allies.

We won't know how many seats Republique en Marche will obtain until next Sunday's second round vote, but early projections by pollsters Elabe suggest Macron's could end up with as many as 445 seats in the 577 seat parliament.

That would easily break all previous records.
-
The Republicans and the UDI could end up with 95 to 132 seats.
-
The National Front could end up with only 2 to 5 seats.
-
The Unbowed France and the communist party could end up with 13 to 23 seats.
-
Socialist Party and their allies could end up with 15 to 25 seats.

Macron has no excuses now. If I don't see internal security situation improve in France, I withdraw my wait and see chance I gave him. If he does improve it, then I will be encouraged. This is the only major issue really for me regarding France.

Does France have a policy to monitor and possibly impound any of their Citizens clearly returning from say Syria, Libya and other terrorist-swamped warzones? UK royally messed this part up.

 

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Macron has no excuses now. If I don't see internal security situation improve in France, I withdraw my wait and see chance I gave him. If he does improve it, then I will be encouraged. This is the only major issue really for me regarding France.

I agree with you. As for myself,I will also judge his work and the work of his government,not only on security (which is of course,a top priority),but also on employment,economy,health,ecology,education etc.

If Macron fails,even himself admitted it,it will only make the far right grow. The National Front has been defeated once again,but for how long ? Marine Le Pen was defeated yes,but she got an astonishing 10 millions votes,something the FN never achieved. This party is also very popular among a big part of the young voters.

Does France have a policy to monitor and possibly impound any of their Citizens clearly returning from say Syria, Libya and other terrorist-swamped warzones? UK royally messed this part up.

That is becoming a big issue,indeed,especially when ISIS is losing grounds and many of their foreign fighters are deserting and trying to come back. They pose a high security threat. Firstly,France has sent special forces which main mission is to hunt the French citizens that are fighting in the Levant. The goal is to neutralize them so they don't come back. Secondly,those successfully coming back are currently put in detention,judged and jailed. They are also followed psychologically.

Macron has pledged to create special and separate prisons for those coming back from those zones.

 

[Nilgiri]

but also on employment,economy,health,ecology,education etc.

Yah but France is more or less going to do quite well (even considering its a developed country) on these issues....whether its right, left or centre ideology running the show as the leader. (Because you still have to interact with people across the political aisle for common mandate and the bureaucracy are all interconnected)

The real weakness I see these days in the west in general is the internal security paradigm.

Macron has pledged to create special and separate prisons for those coming back from those zones.

OK thats good. He has promised to take on board concerns of FN voters regarding these issues, so lets see! The Law and order needs to return to every corner of France. The "no go zones" need to end....because they will inevitably be sanctuaries for worst kind of anti-social elements.

 

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The turnout rate for the first round of the Legislative election was 40,75% at 5pm,way lower than when it was 48,31% at the same hour in 2012.

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Very sad. The legislative elections are as important (if not more) as the presidential elections. The only thing I can say is that those that did not vote should not complain or cry two months later because of the policies adopted by the government of the majority. @Nilgiri @LA se Karachi


Anyway,the polling stations across the country will start to close in less than one hour. (6pm)
In big cities,polling stations will remain open til 8pm.

The turnout rate is unexpected. Quite a drop-off from the Presidential election.

Still, it's a big victory for En Marche !. The Republicans and Socialists got creamed, and the smaller parties don't have many seats at all.

 

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The real weakness I see these days in the west in general is the internal security paradigm.



OK thats good. He has promised to take on board concerns of FN voters regarding these issues, so lets see! The Law and order needs to return to every corner of France. The "no go zones" need to end....because they will inevitably be sanctuaries for worst kind of anti-social elements.

True,we have been very tolerant,if not passive on some issues and not strong on others. For those no go zones,we totally have to review our policing plans and our ways of doings and improve the relations,build strong ties with the local populace,which is very bad or nearly inexistant in some areas..... Too much distrust among the populations,but also among Police ranks ...... The other thing is also to deal with social and economic problems of those areas and populations. We can't resolve one without the other.

Among the first actions of the Home Minister ;

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/france-takes-hardline-against-migrants.500817/

Wait&see.

The turnout rate is unexpected. Quite a drop-off from the Presidential election.

Still, it's a big victory for En Marche !. The Republicans and Socialists got creamed, and the smaller parties don't have many seats at all.

Half of the registered voters didn't vote,there could be many reasons to it,and many are legitimate. But they can't expect change by not voting and letting others chosing for them...... As I said,those that don't vote,should not complain two month later.

Anyway,a great performance by Macron's party especially when it held no elections before and is only 1 year old. Especially defeating long and well established parties.

I love our political analysts BTW.

"Macron isn't going to run for presidency". He did.

"Macron is never going to win!". He did.

"He's never going to get a majority". He's about to get one. And a big one.

 

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The turnout rate is unexpected. Quite a drop-off from the Presidential election.

Still, it's a big victory for En Marche !. The Republicans and Socialists got creamed, and the smaller parties don't have many seats at all.

I would say massacred,literally. Especially the Socialists which could lose even more seats than during the catastrophe of 1993. Many candidates who have participated in the previous Socialist-led governments have been eliminated in the first round. Even the first secretary of the Socialist Party has been eliminated in the first round in his stronghold he held since 1997. Even Benoît Hamon,the Socialist candidate for the presidential election has been eliminated.

@Nilgiri

Not adding that both parties are strongly divided,especially with those willing to support Macron.

 

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Half of the registered voters didn't vote,there could be many reasons to it,and many are legitimate. But they can't expect change by not voting and letting others chosing for them...... As I said,those that don't vote,should not complain two month later.

Good point. Even if they didn't like the candidates their respective parties chose for the Presidency, they could have still shown up for the legislative election to voice their opinions. Instead, turnout for the Presidential election was fine, but very low for the legislative election.

@Taygibay

"Macron isn't going to run for presidency". He did.

"Macron is never going to win!". He did.

"He's never going to get a majority". He's about to get one. And a big one.

I would say massacred,literally. Especially the Socialists which could lose even more seats than during the catastrophe of 1993. Many candidates which have participated in the previous Socialist-led governments have been eliminated in the first round. Even the first secretary of the Socialist Party has been eliminated in the first round in his stronghold he held since 1997. Even Benoît Hamon,the Socialist candidate for the presidential election has been eliminated.

It seems that En Marche ! has cannibalized the Socialist's support, and quite a bit of Republican support as well.

Not adding that both parties are strongly divided,especially with those willing to support Macron.

Indeed, fissures have been exposed between those in The Republican and Socialist parties who are willing to support Macron's Presidency (probably a wise move, given his huge win in the Presidential election---as well the country's desire for change from the traditional two parties). Also, this is the worst-ever result for the center-right in the history of the 5th Republic.

Another positive is the National Front's failure to win even 15 seats in the Assemblée Nationale.

 

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Does France have a policy to monitor and possibly impound any of their Citizens clearly returning from say Syria, Libya and other terrorist-swamped warzones? UK royally messed this part up

True

 

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Le Pen's far-right surge runs out of steam in France's parliamentary elections

https://www.thelocal.fr/20170612/na...lection-upset-after-disappointing-first-round

French Socialists suffer disastrous election results as heavyweights are wiped out

https://www.thelocal.fr/20170612/fr...lection-results-as-heavyweights-are-wiped-out

 

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First Place:

Second Place:

Results by commune:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_legislative_election,_2017#Overall