Voting starts today with RN - the far-right party (headed by Le Pen and Bardella) expected to win. Exit poll data should be available c6pm - our time.

France therefore is expected to have a right-wing Premier and a centrist President (Macron) working together, in their different system. Most of the 49m electorate will vote.

The hastily called election will give some indication of the strength of far-right parties which are growing throughout Europe - and maybe a guide for our imminent vote!

Stark!

Similar result here, or will Labour buck the trend?


www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/6/3...s-in-test-for-macron

Macronists almost wiped out in France

RN get about one third of the overall vote...


28 year old Premier highly probable

Although Macron stays for now, as President


Big changes happening towards the right!

Will the UK follow suit.....just maybe

I think if there was a well established, sober effective right wing party in the UK it could potentially do very well in time as well.

Reform is too new, too incoherent, too sloppy and Farage has too much baggage. But in 5 years, who knows.

The arguments are simple and appeal to millions of disaffected people. Also, while Starmer will be PM, I predict he will be wildly unpopular in office.

Far-right RN poised to take control of France! More countries will follow.

Largely because of the 'immigrants are taking over our country' theme.


World crises have influenced/changed politics in all territories (200+).

Economic migration (and the usual racist factors) are competing with climate change.

Odd Barney I thought the far right were a lot of wind signifying nothing - a bit like a fart. Let's see how the results are in France. Might they do as well as silly Reform (5 seats!).

RM just falls short!

Alliance efforts likely.


But alliances between enemies are difficult.

One dimensional parties don't do it.


Like RN/Sinn Fein etc!

Do it our way - until hell freezes over....