The headlines in the French press and in general the comments of the media are focused on the resounding failure of the French president Emmanuel Macron to call early elections, which backfired on him, highlighting the winner in the first round of the far-right star Marine Le Pen's National Rally party.
As reported by the French television network BFMTV, France's daily press analyzes the following day in detail, but mainly the call for a "republican front".
Le Figaro
The French newspaper Le Figaro highlights on its front page the Melenchon-Bardela duel, with its main article, under the title: "French tragedy". Commenting on the result of yesterday's first round, historians characterize the elections with one word: "Disaster!".
"Macron wanted to unite the centrist party, divide the left and isolate the far-right "National Unity". All his calculations turned out to be false," the publication in question points out.
The newspapers "L'Humanité" and "Libération" call for a "united front", after the "shock" of the first round of elections.
Libération
The newspaper Liberation speaks of "shock", calling for the formation of a bloc that will put the brakes on the far-right's victory in the second round of elections (July 7). The relevant publication calls for the assembly of a front that will trip the extreme right on Sunday.
Le Monde
The French newspaper is talking about a "republican front" after yesterday's result of the first round of the parliamentary elections.
The far-right National Rally (RN) party received around 12 million votes – almost three times the 4,2 million votes it received in the last parliamentary election in 2022.
A few hours after the polls closed in France, journalists are talking about the "failed bet" of Emmanuel Macron after his decision to dissolve the National Assembly, as he was defeated and is now in third place, comments the publication.
20 minutes
The French newspaper "20 minutes" describes Emmanuel Macron as a "big loser of the first round", while he speaks of a "division" in the centrist French president's camp.
Aujour' hui
"The extreme right on the threshold of power" writes the Aujourd'hui newspaper, while "Parisien" focuses on the "boomerang" of French President Emmanuel Macron, referring to his initiative to dissolve the National Assembly and lead the country to early elections. The centrist his party was in third place with a percentage of 20,7%.
France 24
At the same time, the French network France 24 comments that the far-right party of Marine Le Pen, as expected, is now the biggest political force in France after the historically high performance in the first round of the elections (33,1).
The voice of the North
"Emmanuel Macron made a bet. He lost it. Even worse, it's a disaster for his camp," Stephanie Zorn points out in local newspaper La Voix du Nord.
Source: protothema.gr
