The ballot boxes opened at 9.00 am will close at 21.00.
The first of the alliances that stood out in the election was the Ansambl alliance, which was formed by the Republic March, the party of President Emmanuel Macron, with two parties, namely the Democracy Movement and Horizons.
The second is the Indomitable Party, the Greens, the Socialist Party, the Communist Party and the Ensambl! (This party, whose name has an exclamation at the end of Macron! Social and Ecological New People’s Union (Nupes), which is a separate ecological socialist party founded in 2013, although it bears the same name as the UN alliance.
According to the polls, Macron’s alliance is expected to win between 255-305 deputies, and Nupes between 140-200.
This means that Macron may not be able to reach the 289 seats necessary to win a majority in Parliament.
Paul KirbyParis
It has only been two months since Emmanuel Macron comfortably won the Presidential election, but the possibility of his hand being tied in legislation appeared.
The green-left alliance had a head-to-head result with Macron’s alliance in the first round last week.
Nupes has managed to mobilize voters with promises to tackle rising food prices, lower the retirement age and take action against climate change, accusing Macron of not making tangible improvements in these areas over the past five years. Nupes aims to raise the minimum wage by 15 percent to 1,500 euros.
Macron’s alliance offers promises such as raising the retirement age, increasing employment, reducing taxes and reviewing state benefits.
“They said the Left and the Greens couldn’t come together, that it would create chaos and disaster, but we see the real chaos today in the state of the economy and food prices. 10 million people are below the poverty line,” Nupes spokesman Ian Borssat said in Friday’s election campaign.
Macron was able to get the support of mainstream parties and voters against the far-right Marine Le Pen in the presidential election.
But it is unlikely that Melenchon will do the same this time, as mainstream participation in his alliance is increasing.
Macron told voters at a time when the war with Russia was raging that it was “important for the national interest” to have a majority in Parliament.
Melenchon, who has long been a proponent of leaving NATO, states that this is no longer a priority policy, and that he will prevent extradition by giving citizenship to Julian Assange, who is expected to be extradited from England to the USA if he wins the election.