Le Pen, a former lawyer, led her party in the National Rally in a completely different direction from that of her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen. He renamed the party from the National Front and aims to turn it into a party for the populist era. It has focused its campaign this year on the cost of living crisis and has avoided more controversial immigration issues. Polls predict a much tougher showdown this year compared to Le Pen’s substantial defeat in 2017, when it garnered just 34 percent of the vote.
Defeated candidates
The results of the first round revealed in great detail the decline of traditional French political parties. The Socialists and Republicans, previously the two ruling parties, failed to impress. Republican Valerie Pecresse remained in fifth place with less than 5 percent of the vote. Eric Zemmour was fourth with just over 7 percent as his campaign plummeted in the weeks leading up to the first round. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, meanwhile, narrowly missed out on securing a place in the second round, winning 21.95 percent of the vote. The big question for the second round will be where will his supporters decide to support their submission: Macron or Lepen?
title: “When Is The Run Off And When Will We Know The Results " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-28” author: “William Moon”
Le Pen, a former lawyer, led her party in the National Rally in a completely different direction from that of her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen. He renamed the party from the National Front and aims to turn it into a party for the populist era. She has focused her campaign this year on the cost of living crisis and has avoided more controversial immigration issues. Polls predict a much tougher showdown this year compared to Le Pen’s substantial defeat in 2017, when it garnered just 34 percent of the vote.
Defeated candidates
The results of the first round revealed in great detail the decline of traditional French political parties. The Socialists and Republicans, previously the two ruling parties, failed to impress. Republican Valerie Pecresse remained in fifth place with less than 5 percent of the vote. Eric Zemmour was fourth with just over 7 percent as his campaign plummeted in the weeks leading up to the first round. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, meanwhile, narrowly missed out on securing a place in the second round, winning 21.95 percent of the vote. The big question for the second round will be where will his supporters decide to support their submission: Macron or Lepen?
