Two weeks before the June 12 election, Macron’s party is in tight competition with a left-wing alliance led by Jean-Luc Melenchon, while far right Marine Le Pen is third, according to opinion polls. This unprecedented battle between three blocs that has replaced the traditional left and right parties that have dominated French political life for decades appears tense. in one moment in which the French are struggling with the cost of living in light of accelerating inflation and economic growth.
For her part, the new premier Elizabeth Bourne, herself a candidate for the first time, outlined the roadmap of the new government, which includes three “urgent” themes: purchasing power, health and climate.
Similarly to the economies of European countries, economic activity in France, which has not yet recovered from the Covid shock, is facing price increases caused by the conflict in Ukraine. An annual inflation rate of almost 5% was recorded in April. Right-wing opposition official Jean-Christophe Lagarde said on Friday that “the question of the legislative elections is whether the French will once again give an absolute majority to Emmanuel Macron or force him to debate …”