“ It’s go again “, notes the Mail Picard on the front page. Emmanuel Macron, just over 27%, Marine Le Pen, just over 23% and between the two 26% abstainers.
” Back for a second round », complete The Latest News from Alsace.
” We take the same…”, exclaims Corsica Morning.
” Repeat again “, adds 20 minutes.
Nope, ” sad repeated », laments Release. ” This time it really sucks “Launches the left-wing daily. ” Marine Le Pen will therefore have won her first bet, that of a demonization as reassuring as a reconversion of Hannibal Lecter in the restaurant industry. Doing even better than her already frightening score in 2017, she will paradoxically have been helped by her best enemy – an ultimately too repulsive Eric Zemmour, whose plummeting in the polls pushed his voters to the famous “useful vote” for the candidate who could reach the second round. »
And now sigh again Release“ Le Pen has proven voice reserves, which can lead him to win this second round so well planned by LREM strategists. Yesterday, one could desperately search for signs of shock, spontaneous demonstrations, oaths that fascism will not pass. In vain. »
“ Not her ! », protests Humanity on the front page. ” The Le Pen threat is at its highest “, notes the communist daily. “ The left, the whole left, is faced with the historic responsibility of not leaving our country in the hands of the far right. »
Mélenchon the referee
” Return match, Macron advantage », wants to believe on his side The Parisian… The Parisian who notes the very firm position of Jean-Luc Mélenchon who came third: “ not a single voice (of rebellious France) should only go to Marine Le Pen. »
In fact, point Le Figaro“ the outcome of the presidential election will largely depend on the voters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon. ” And ” Emmanuel Macron must finally campaign, embark on the battle, not half-heartedly or backwards as he has too often given the impression so far, but rather twice than once.. »
But again, warn The Latest News from AlsaceEmmanuel Macron is not immune to a postponement of the popular vote which initially focused on Mélenchon, but which could in part very well migrate to Le Pen. »
PS… LR… it’s over…
What is certain is that we are witnessing a total recomposition of the French political landscape… West France : the Socialist Party and the Republicans, it’s over: ” the cataclysmic scores of their candidates, Anne Hidalgo and Valérie Pécresse, condemn them. Headless ducks able to run a few more meters before realizing that they are dead, these two monuments of French political life can only collapse. Divided between the three new forces which are essential at the end of this first round. A harder, radical left, which will restructure itself around LFI. An uninhibited, assertive, nationalist and sovereignist right, called to reform around a Marine Le Pen, who will see the defectors who left for Éric Zemmour return to him very quickly, after having returned to their jackets. And a large centrist pole, enlarged, composite, self-proclaimed “progressive”, built around Emmanuel Macron. »
What re-enchantment?
And ” thusrelieves La Charente Libre, these months of campaigning will only have served to finish off the two great parties of yesteryear, which disappeared one after the other in the sinking, to reproduce the 2017 final. An underground force crossed the last week before the vote to push the two finalists towards the finish line and Jean-Luc Mélenchon on the podium, close to a clap of thunder. It places a good number of voters in front of a common detestation for the President as for the one who wants to take his place. »
And now see The Ardennes“ two opposing projects, two Frances on the ruins of a first round which reduced the historical parties to nothingness. Two projects, two personalities who nevertheless have the same objective: to re-enchant the French. Is it even still possible? »