The second round of the presidential elections in France is in full swing with the participation of, at noon on Sunday, standing at 26.41%, an increase of almost one point compared to the first round, but lower than the second round of 2017 (28.23%).
Emmanuel Macron's staff is already preparing the stage for his speech on Sunday evening, where from the Champ-de-Mars he will either celebrate his re-election, breaking a 20-year curse, as no other president has been elected since 2002 and Jacques Chirac, or announce, in the scenario that currently seems unlikely, his defeat.
At the same time, even if Ms Le Pen is by no means the favourite, as the latest polls show she is even ten points behind Emmanuel Macron,[/B] she has prepared a spectacular fiesta in case she manages to finish first in the electoral race.
According to the plan, 13 buses used during her election campaign will "parade" from the Bois de Boulogne, making stops at symbolic sites in Paris such as the Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde but also Place de la Bastille and Place de la République.
However, even if Emmanuel Macron manages to defeat Marine Le Pen once again, the political situation in France will remain uncertain, at least until the legislative elections that will take place on 12 and 19 June. And as is already being said in Paris, if politicians and journalists "loved" the presidential election derby, they will "love" the parliamentary one.
Why are the parliamentary elections so important?
The key question is whether the president (or president) of France will manage to obtain a majority in the National Assembly. The left hopes to succeed in electing most of the legislature, and the scenario of a "symbiosis" between a president of one party and a prime minister of another is coming back
[BR][/B]The parliamentary elections will be held in two rounds on Sunday 12 and Sunday 19 June. French citizens will choose 577 MPs.Since 2002 and the introduction of the five-year term of office, following Jacques Chirac's referendum, parliamentary elections have been held every five years, in the wake of the presidential elections. They allow, or not, the new head of state to win a majority in the National Assembly. This majority is necessary for him to implement his policies and avoid a period of "symbiosis."
The main function of the members of the National Assembly (more than those of the upper house, or Senate) is to vote for or against laws proposed by the government, and members of the National Assembly also have the right to propose bills. At the same time, members of the National Assembly have the right to table a motion of impeachment against the executive, and if it is approved by an absolute majority, the government is forced to resign. This has happened only once in the 5th French Republic, in 1962, when the government of Georges Pompidou was forced to resign.
For a political party, and in this case that of the President of the country, to control the National Assembly, it needs at least 289 deputies. If no party can muster that number, then there will be so-called "cooptation". The last cooptation dates back to 1997. The socialist Lionel Jospin became Prime Minister under Jacques Chirac, and before that event, France experienced two more periods of 'cohabitation'. Between 1986 and 1988, when Jacques Chirac was François Mitterrand's Prime Minister, and from 1993 to 1995, when Edouard Balantire was Prime Minister and François Mitterrand was President of the Republic.
In addition to exercising legislative power and controlling the executive, the stakes of the parliamentary elections are also economic. Even if they fail to elect their candidates, political parties can expect to receive public funding.
Thus, if they garner at least 1% of the vote in at least 50 constituencies, parties receive €1.42 per vote per year.
Source: protothema.gr
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