The culmination of this crazy political week, at 6 p.m. Paris time this Sunday, June 16, applications will be closed for the early legislative elections. After this time, voters will see more clearly the choices that will be presented to them.
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Overall, in most of the 577 constituencies there should be a choice between a candidate from each of the three large blocs: the New Popular Front of the left, the presidential majority in the center, and the National Rally (RN), of the far right. Without forgetting candidates Les Républicains (LR), on the right, and Reconquête!, on the far right.
In some places, things will be more complex, such as in the 70 constituencies where right-wing voters will have two Republican candidates. This is the consequence of the split at LRafter the alliance between the president of the party, Eric Ciottiand the National Rally.
Sometimes, and in proportions that remain to be determined, there will be an LR candidate but no Macronist opposite, or the opposite. The two camps have agreed in places not to confront each other with a view to future collaboration in an Assembly where no majority seems to be acquired by anyone.
In six constituencies, left-wing voters will have to choose between two candidates claiming to be from the Popular Front: the one where rebellious executives angry with Jean-Luc Mélenchon did not obtain the nominationbut decided to compete anyway.
The very short time to present oneself will have had the virtue of limiting the usual small candidacies, but also of shaking up the French political landscape: last minute reversals cannot therefore be ruled out.
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