Yesterday, French President Emmanuel Macron was caught between two women: the first appeared behind him, supporting him and promoting his re-election, that is, his wife Brigitte, and the second, his nationalist rival Marine Le Pen, who tried to overthrow him. Yesterday the French voted to elect their next president, the results of which seem to be decisive for the future of the country.
The participation rate in the second round of the presidential race reached 26.41% by noon yesterday, almost two points lower than the same period in the second round of the presidential race in 2017 (28.23%), according to the Ministry of the announced salon.
The French had a historic choice yesterday, the first of which was the renewal of the outgoing president, which never happened, except for a period of coexistence with the government of another political party since the beginning of the election of the head of state, direct universal suffrage in 1962, and the re-election of Macron (44 years ) represents continuity, even if he promised that the president puts the environment at the center of his activities.
Prior to the announcement of the results, the latest opinion poll showed Macron winning the runoff, which is a second version of what took place in 2017, by a narrower margin than the one recorded five years ago, when he received 66% of the vote. votes, compared to 33.9 percent for his rival, to become the youngest president of the republic.39 years
The campaign was largely overshadowed by the health crisis and then the war in Ukraine, which affected the purchasing power of the French’s main concern, given the impact of the conflict on energy and food prices.
For his part, far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who came third in the first round on April 10 behind Le Pen with about 22% of the vote, expressed his desire to become prime minister and thus impose coexistence, hoping for a vote. He is a senior MP for his Rebel France party, which has already begun negotiations with other left-wing groups.
On the other hand, a third round of the 2018-2019 “yellow vests” popular protest may take place on the street, especially around Emmanuel Macron’s project to reform pension systems, which outrages part of public opinion. .
