ER Editor: The second round of French municipal elections were held yesterday across France, but only in those districts where leading candidates scored less than 50% last weekend. A reminder that Le Pen’s party (RN), historically demonized in the MSM, never does too well at the local level because other parties gang up against it for the second rounds. You know, ‘democracy’.
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French Election: Socialists Secure Paris, LePen’s Populists Make Historic Local Gains
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally delivered its strongest performance ever in French local elections on Sunday, capturing dozens of municipalities and installing an ally as mayor of Nice – while socialists predictably held onto key urban centers, including Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Lille.
The results of the second-round municipal vote on Sunday mark the clearest sign yet that the populist party is no longer a protest movement but a genuine governing force in parts of France – and a growing threat to President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists and the traditional right ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Read Full Article: https://www.thelibertybeacon.com/french-local-elections-socialists-secure-paris-lepens-populists-make-historic-local-gains/
