in an attempt to undo (some) of the damage inflicted by Macron's decision to hold a snap election, there is now a coordinated & widespread process of third-party stand-downs to allow opposition to the Right to be consolidated for one centrist or left candidate in re-run seats in the second round of the French elections.
This might (should) put a dent in the representation of the far right in France's Parliament, but to some extent the damage is already done!
If they do pull this off and keep the far right at bay, are they not simply delaying until the next election ? If Macron wins this election he needs to LISTEN to the people and start making the difficult decisions to deal with the issues at hand, and do so quickly.
@zleap@ChrisMayLA6 Unfortunately, I think this is a win-win situation for RN.
If they win enough of the runoff contests, they can form the new government with their smaller allies - but if they don't, then RN will spend the next three years complaining about a leftist conspiracy to thwart the 'will of the people'.
It's an ugly situation whichever way you look at it.