inlandempire@jlai.lu to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 5 months agoFrench parliament elections: Left projected to win most seats, ahead of Macron's coalition and far rightwww.lemonde.frexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1293arrow-down13 cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 months agoHow did it turn around so much?
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-25 months agoOh they have runoff elections? Jolly good, mate. I feel like celebrating with a cup of tea. Make that with an espresso and croissant I guess.
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoEspresso is Italian and croissant is (technically) Austrian but we appreciate the sentiment all the same! Cheers!
minus-squareShellbeach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoBaguette and… err… wine it is!
minus-squarevzq@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-25 months agoIt didn’t. It’s a two-round system. It’s one thing to win a plurality in round one, it’s another to win a majority in round two. This is exactly how it’s been going for the last N elections.
minus-squareDarkThoughts@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoExcept usually in Macron’s favor. But yeah, as soon as the choices shrink, people unify behind whoever is countering the Nazi cunt.
How did it turn around so much?
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Oh they have runoff elections? Jolly good, mate. I feel like celebrating with a cup of tea. Make that with an espresso and croissant I guess.
Espresso is Italian and croissant is (technically) Austrian but we appreciate the sentiment all the same! Cheers!
Baguette and… err… wine it is!
It didn’t. It’s a two-round system. It’s one thing to win a plurality in round one, it’s another to win a majority in round two.
This is exactly how it’s been going for the last N elections.
Except usually in Macron’s favor. But yeah, as soon as the choices shrink, people unify behind whoever is countering the Nazi cunt.