“We want to rule,” Le Pen says.

A growing number of MPs who qualified for the second round of France’s parliamentary elections are withdrawing in an attempt to reduce the chances of victory for Marine Le Pen’s far-right party.

the High turnout of French in the first round (67%) This led many constituencies to create so-called three-way or even square contests, whereby, according to the electoral system, all those who received more than 12.5% ​​of the votes of registered voters advance to the second round.

The statements of the candidates follow one another, with the aim of creating a barrier to the extreme right and avoiding a split in the vote. The final nominations in the region are due to be submitted today. Tuesday (02/07) 6pm Then we will know the exact number of those who withdrew.

According to the latest data reported by the world On Tuesday morning (02/07) Total 190 candidates Those who qualified for the second round of elections withdrew. Among them, 123 representatives of the New Popular Frontwhile The 64 belong to Macron.

This trend clearly shows the dynamics taking shape in the political landscape, as exits heighten the debate over potential alliances and party strategy in the runoff.

After all, immediately after the results came in, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of France Insoumise, the most powerful and radical force on the left, called for the creation of a single government. Front against Marine Le Pen In the second round and He pledged to withdraw his party’s candidates. In favor of the controller Democratic Forces In the areas where they qualified for third place for the second round as they did. And the rebellious France rallied 48% in the 18-24 age group and similar rates in working-class suburbs.

On the other hand, Emmanuel Macron, who campaigned on the theory of extremes, which equates the far right with the left, called in his written statement for a “massive and clearly democratic mobilization for the second round”, without any vote. It is not clear whether this also includes the LFI. His main allies, such as the finance minister Breno Le Mer And the former Prime Minister, Edward Philip, They categorically ruled out supporting LFI candidates in the second round.

“We want to govern,” Marine Le Pen declared before the second round.

In an interview with France Inter on Tuesday morning (07/02), the leader of the far-right National Alert party, Marine Le Pen, confirmed that she would respect the role of Jordan Bardelas if he became prime minister, noting that She herself does not wish to join the government.

Asked if the National Alert Party would try to form a government if it did not win a majority in the National Assembly, Le Pen said: A majority is needed to move forward with such a move.

“It is clear that we cannot accept going to government if we cannot move,” he said in a characteristic manner, while stressing at the same time: “We want to govern.”

The far-right politician also said she would not join the government or take over as president of the National Assembly. “I will be president of the group of deputies,” he said.

When asked if he would join, New European Political Community which will be created by viktor urban The Hungarian prime minister did not give a specific answer, saying the party would consider options after the French elections. “We are focused on a fundamental election for the future of the country,” he said.