Resisting the Macron Surge
Today's French parliamentary election marks a new phase in plans for a grand coalition of anti-labor forces.
On Sunday, June 11, French voters go to the polls in the first round of elections for the National Assembly. After pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron’s victory over Marine Le Pen in the May 7 presidential contest, his En Marche! formation and allies now look set to win a large majority of seats. Having come close to reaching the second round of the presidential election, scoring almost 20 percent of votes, Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Insoumise (France Unbowed) is seeking parliamentary representation for the first time.
Jacobin spoke to the left movement’s spokesperson Hadrien Clouet about its prospects, as well as the broader themes of the campaign.
David Broder
To begin, could you tell our readers what the most important themes of the parliamentary campaign have been? Your posters often carry the slogan “Don’t give full powers to Emmanuel Macron.”
Hadrien Clouet
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