French Legislative Election 2017

[brucejoel99]

Is Le Pen in a good position to win?  I saw the poll of her constituency, and she was at 44%, but the pollster didn't poll the second round.  Also, is Mélenchon a candidate this time around?

Ifop (the pollster in ?) actually did poll her 2nd round but La Voix du Nord (whom Ifop did the poll for) refused to release the result of the runoff b/c the gap between the candidates was supposedly too small... so what does that tell you??

Mélenchon is standing as a candidate in Bouches-du-Rhône's 4th constituency, in Marseille. He came 1st in the city during the 1st round of the presidential election, w/ almost 25% of the vote, & in the constituency he received 39.09%, far ahead of both Macron & Le Pen & one of his best scores nationally. The constituency is currently held by Socialist deputy Patrick Mennucci, considered a "friend" by Mélenchon himself. (2 polls have been done of the constituency, w/ Mélenchon topping the 1st round at 35% & 38% over the LREM candidate's 26% & 24%, respectively, & then winning the 2nd round w/ 56% & 53% to LREM's 44% & 47%, respectively.)

[brucejoel99]

What a brute. I'm far from a NKM fan but I hope she's all right.

Same; sending my very best wishes to NKM after this cowardly attacked in the street. Hopefully, justice can be served. Get well soon!

[brucejoel99]

Right-winger Vincent Debraize, Mayor of Champignolles, has been arrested over the alleged attack on NKM which left her lying senselessly in a Paris street

[brucejoel99]

Ipsos:

Elabe:

[brucejoel99]

God I hate Collomb. Will he ever shut up?

He's old af, he will die soon enough.

He's only 69...

Looks way older. Well I hope he dies anyway.

Jfc, he's still a person; choosing to assoc. himself w/ the FN is *NOT* a crime, let alone deserving of the death penalty

[brucejoel99]

NKM is apparently defeated in Paris

(48 polling stations in, out of 54)
54% for LREM, 46% for LR

Welp, that's a shame; she's prob. about the only one from LR I cared for lol

[brucejoel99]

NKM is apparently defeated in Paris

(48 polling stations in, out of 54)
54% for LREM, 46% for LR

Wow.  I guess there was no sympathy vote. 

Well actually, considering the 1st round ended on 42% for LREM & 18% for LR/NKM, I'd say there had to have been at least some sympathy vote lol

[brucejoel99]

DLR won a seat ...

It's Dupont-Aignan, in Essonne's 8th (he won 52-48)

[brucejoel99]

Why can't Melenchon play nice with the Communists?

To be fair, the question can also exactly be asked in reverse.

Also, it's better they have two groups, that's twice the number of assisting positions, and they would have perpetually fought and eventually split rather sooner than later. And anyway, a 27-member group can't do much more than two 16-member and 15-member groups... They don't even have half a motion of no-confidence (58 seats needed) between them !

You know, at some point the left is going to have to form some semblance of unity if it is to ever have power again

Because he's an egotist.

It's not about the left-wing cause. It's about him. That's why.