President Macron’s centrist coalition today accused its left-wing opponents of lying and anarchists as it launched a frantic attempt to get a majority in parliamentary elections.
The New People’s Ecological and Social Union, an alliance of left-wing parties, responded by saying that Macron’s ministers had played with the result of the first round of voting on Sunday to make it look like they had won the popular vote when they had. done. in fact lost.
Together, Macron’s coalition will win a majority of seats in Sunday’s second round, polls suggest, but may fall below an absolute majority. The insults flew after Together came out of the first round with the left-wing alliance led by 70-year-old Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
The Interior Ministry said Macron’s coalition