France Preparing for Possible Post-Election Violence

France Preparing for Possible Post-Election Violence
Above: Police officers arrest a vendor near the Eiffel Tower on June 28, 2024. Image copyright: Pierre Crom/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Spin

Right narrative

The people are suffering under Macron’s leadership, and France must reform now. The French people need to mobilize and vote Sunday for the National Rally to win an absolute majority and enable Le Pen to form a government with Jordan Bardella as prime minister. This change is dependent on a high voter turnout. 

Left narrative

The RN has never been closer to seizing power in France as it is now, and that's why left-wing parties have allied in a Nouveau Front Populaire, challenging both Macron and Le Pen. This alliance offers an alternative that, upon regaining control of government, would begin taxing the wealthy and powerful. France cannot give in to far-right extremism.

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