French Legislative Election 2017

[Lord Halifax]

Apparently French people are going to give a legislative majority to ANYONE who's been elected President, no matter the circumstances.

Usually, that provides somewhat of an issue imo because that gives a president, no matter how bad later on, the majority to do what he or she wants. However, now it seems to be different since a good part of REM candidates are still part of different parties and could just split off and join their other parties' groups in the National Assembly if things go sideways for Macron.

I think they should have their legislative elections at different times, though, no a month after the presidential election.

That would give them the same gridlock problems as the US.

[Lord Halifax]

First exit poll

LREM: 30
LR: 19-20
FN: 17
FI: 12
PS: 7-8

by whom?

[Lord Halifax]

Valls now officially won 50.3-49.7. Turnout only 36.6% in his district.

Yes !!

We have reports than he actually lost but than the mayorship of Corbeil-Essonne tampered with results.

Reports from whom?

[Lord Halifax]

What is the highest number of seats LREM can realistically get now?

[Lord Halifax]

Any idea why the exit polls overestimated LREM so much?

[Lord Halifax]

LREM+Modem is at 352 so it depends if you included Bayrou's friends in your bet

Okay, thanks.