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to continue to bring french people together as part of the great popular movement unifying all patriots, from the right and the left. the parliamentary opposition to macron's centrist coalition is now much stronger than before, but it's also more fractured, with one block led by jean—luc melenchon on the far left of the chamber, and another by marine le pen on the far right. french politics is realigning around these three political groups. some voters say it's no bad thing if president macron is forced to negotiate with his opponents. others believe denying the government a majority only leads to stagnation. president macron is facing a new area of political opposition that some see as good for democracy and others as bad for france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. emiliano grossman is associate professor of politics from the paris institute
Jahrzehntelang haben Sozialisten und Konservative das politische Leben in Frankreich bestimmt. Nach dem Wahlsieg von Emmanuel Macron 2017 lagen beide Parteien am Boden. Jetzt feiern sie wieder Erfolge.
As next year’s presidential elections in France approach, the two front-runners are trying on each other’s clothes.
Marine Le Pen, traditionally a candidate of the extreme right, is seeking more moderate voters by steering her party, the National Rally, toward the middle ground of French politics. More surprisingly, perhaps, President Emmanuel Macron is veering sharply rightward, shocking many of his supporters and raising questions about the boundaries of acceptable political discourse.
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The French president and his far-right competitor for the 2022 elections are adopting parts of each other’s platforms, throwing into question just what topics are acceptable in the mainstream.