FRANCE: Definitely lost! This is how the French electoral system works - who voted for whom?
The right-wing nationalists around Marine Le Pen received a particularly large number of votes in France among workers and people without higher education. The Ipsos Institute wrote after the first round of the parliamentary election that the Rassemblement National had scored points with its traditional electorate, but had expanded its vote bank overall and also received significantly more support from women and people under 35. Overall, the right-wing nationalists and their allies came in first place with 33.15 percent.
The centre camp of French President Emmanuel Macron once again received votes mainly from senior citizens and the financially better off. Macron's forces only came in third place with 20.04 percent of the vote. According to Ipsos, they lost votes across the electorate as a whole and not just among certain groups.
The new left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire, which came in second place with 27.99 percent, was voted for mainly by younger people, people in larger cities and people with higher levels of education, according to Ipsos.
Overall, significantly more people cast their votes on Sunday than in the first round of parliamentary elections in previous decades. Voter turnout was 66.71 percent. According to Ipsos, however, no camp benefited more than others from this mobilization.
The majority voting system in parliamentary elections makes life difficult for small parties. Their candidates often do not even make it to the second round, which is crucial in many places. In the past, this system mainly benefited the large popular parties. But these parties have now lost support. The Rassemblement National has become stronger and is much better established locally. As a result, the electoral system is no longer an obstacle for the far-right party.
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