Two months after winning the Presidential election in France, the centrist coalition has lost dozens of seats after a strong performance by the left alliance and the far right. Charles Devellennes\u2069 has taken part in a range of media discussing the French legislative elections. <\/p>\n
‘The big story of last weekend’s French elections? A record low turnout. Just 47 per cent of the electorate cast a vote. This poses a serious challenge to the legitimacy of Macron’s rule’, wrote Dr Charles Devellenes<\/a> in Spiked<\/a> in the immediate aftermath of the election.<\/p>\n \u2066\u202a’Macron\u2019s electoral support is dwindling. He has been deserted by the young and professionals who have voted for the left, the workers who have voted for the far right and the traditionalists who cling on to the old right. His electorate now mainly comprises the retired and the wealthy.’ Read more here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Macron has been given a bloody nose. The people of France have had enough of his snooty rule.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n ‘The French left made big gains in this weekend’s elections. But it still failed to appeal to the working classes, who either abstained or voted for Le Pen. More than ever, appealing to the French \u2018periphery\u2019 is the key to power’ he wrote several days later.<\/p>\n