The French are preparing for final decisions in the second round of parliamentary elections. The first vote of over 30 percent support The National Union won. On Sunday, the group Marine Le Pen will fight for an absolute majority in Parliament.
On Wednesday, the vote on the decisions in France decided to take the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ministry quoted on social media a statement by one of its officials – Andrei Nastasin.
Elections in France. Has Russia named its favorite?
Natasin said that “the French nation is looking for a sovereign foreign policy.” He added that The goal of Paris should be to “break away from the dictate Brussels i Washington“. Thus, he decided to attack two alliances: European Union and NATO.
In the further part of the quoted statement, the representative Russia he stressed the “profound changes in the attitudes of most citizens”. – French officials will not be able to ignore them – he noted.
It turns out that the post is the official position of the Russian Foreign Ministry before the second round of voting. The post was accompanied by a photo of the Russian president entering the stage and smiling leader of the National Union Marine Le Pen.
Elections in France. Success of the National Rally
First round of elections in France took place on June 30. The National Rally left a coalition of left-wing forces (New Popular Front) and President Emmanuel Macron's party (Regeneration) defeated.
In the parliamentary elections, the French vote in 577 constituenciesAccording to majority ordinanceIn the first round, the candidates who receive 50 percent of the votes automatically win, provided that the turnout is at least 25 percent.
While the turnout requirement is relatively easy to achieve, gaining half of the votes in a given district is not so easy. Therefore, the second round, to which the candidates move on, is the decisive factor. all candidates with a result of at least 12.5 percent in the constituency.
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