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In a shocking upset, the New Popular Front in France defeats both the far right and liberals in the snap elections. Almost no polls showed the election being anything but a far right landslide (hexbear.net)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Update: The parties of the left coalition have publicly reaffirmed their commitment to the coalition, sending a message to Macron that they will not govern under the liberals

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

How 'left' are the NPF? Soc dem?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Its a grouping of 5 smaller leftish parties, so pretty ideologically diverse. It only came together like two months ago per CNN, ad hoc when Macron called for the general election.

Their main unifying factor is not wanting the far right in control.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Whatever disagreements I might have with them, full respect for moving so quick on this.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

Center left neoliberals (your modern socdems) are the second largest party in the coalition, the first are left populists based around the celebrity character of Melenchon, the 3rd are green eurocucks and 4th are the old school communists, then there's a sputtering of center to left parties