tl;dr: French people voted 'yes' to a combination of Socialists, Greens, and left-wing Democracy, and 'no' to right-wing extremism and outright Fascism.

The mainstream media is tying themselves in knots as they try to spin the election results in France. They're using words like 'shock, 'chaos', 'turmoil', and 'unknown' to spread fear. They're saying no one party got an absolute majority. But, what they're not acknowledging is that coalitions are normal in democracies around the world that aren't derived from a Westminster two-party system. Rather than this being a win for Fascism as is appears many in the media were hoping, the Left has risen and saved Democracy in France, and chipped-away some of Emmanuel Macron's power as a consequence of him being a wishy-washy centrist.

After first-round voting, the people of France recognised the possibility of an unsavoury RWNJ outcome, so they turned-out to vote in the run-off elections.

On the left, the New Popular Front includes Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Socialist Party, and the Greens.

Emmanuel Macron and Gabriel Attal's Renaissance is in the centre, and includes the liberal Democratic Movement.

The third major group is the centre-right Republican Party. In the past, they had their time with people like Nicolas Sarkozy and Jacques Chirac.

Next is the National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, and taking votes from the centre-right to promote Fascism.

Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, summarised the reaction around Europe: 'In Paris enthusiasm, in Moscow disappointment, in Kyiv relief. Enough to be happy in Warsaw.'

Dank an die Franzosen, die sich dem Rechtsruck entgegengestellt haben #Frankreich #FranceElection

Voor het eerst in mijn leven heb ik spijt dat ik geen Nederlandse vlag in huis heb.

Goddomme, wat had ik die vandaag graag op zijn kant willen hangen!

#Frankrijk #France #FranceElection

(Video door @cedriccanton_)

Slaap lekker Mastodon en bekijk vooral deze uitgelaten gauchistes om extra lekker te slapen. #antifa #fckpvv #fckfaschisten #fckRN #franceelection #france24 https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cg3enqwdz74o

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME CNN?
#medialies #FranceElection

France to Le Pen: Non.

Okay ...
#FranceElection #Frankreich

Wenn sich Demokraten einig sind, haben Rechtsextreme keine Chance. L'union fait la force ! Vive la France !
#franceelection #Frankreichwahl

Offener Brief französischer Historiker gegen Rassemblement National: »The French republic is under threat. We are 1,000 historians and we cannot remain silent« #franceelection https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/06/french-republic-voters-election-far-right

EA on The Tonight Show: Can #France's Far Right Be Contained? (Scott Lucas/Neasa Hourigan/Sean Defoe/Rosie Birchard w Ciara Doherty)

#RN #FranceElection #Macron #LePen

https://eaworldview.com/2024/07/can-france-far-right-be-contained/

Morten Morland on #MarieLePen #FrenchElection2024    #FranceElection #Macron - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com

People of France!

I see some of you are thinking of voting for fascists.

Look, I get that most of you haven't known a fascist government in France, so maybe you don't know how that turns out.

But you had a fascist government in the early 1940s.

So please ask your grandparents or anyone else who does remember that time, and ask them what they thought of them.

Or read some history.

#FranceElection #Fascism #NationalRally #LePen

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd10g29l7y4o

Is #France's Far Right the "New Normal"? (Paul Mazet)

#FranceElection
#Macron
#LePen
#Bardella

https://eaworldview.com/2024/06/is-france-far-right-the-new-normal/

Ah, sehr gut & auch ein bissle unerwartet für mich. Zumindest ein großer Teil der Macronisten wird wohl doch zurückziehen. #Legislatives2024 #FranceElection
Législatives en France : Gabriel Attal annonce le désistement d’une soixantaine de candidats Ensemble pour battre le RN - Le Soir
https://www.lesoir.be/598600/article/2024-06-30/legislatives-en-france-gabriel-attal-annonce-le-desistement-dune-soixantaine-de

Ich hab mich die ganze Zeit gefragt, was Macrons Idee hinter diesem Scheiß ist, und jetzt denke ich, dass der glaubt, dass ihm eine Cohabitation mit einem RN oder Front Populaire-Ministerpräsidenten die Möglichkeit gebe, sich noch einmal als den vernünftigen Präsident zu präsentieren. Bloß wird es eher so aussehen, als verdürbe ein egomaner Centrist der alten Schule die sozialen Projekte des RN. Und dann kommt Le PEN oder Bardella. #ElectionsLegislatives #FranceElection

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal says his Ensemble coalition will withdraw any candidates that finished in third place, in order to have what he says is the best chance of defeating the National Rally and preventing an overall majority.

At the moment, that will be over 50 of their candidates they will be pulling.