On the side of the majority, it is a question of surfing on the clear victory of the outgoing president on Sunday against his far-right rival Marine Le Pen.

Translation: renew a large majority in the National Assembly and continue to nibble both on the right and on the left of the political spectrum.

“In the weeks to come, we will have to win, inspire, enthuse and continue to bring the country together on the project that is ours,” he pleaded, according to a participant.

Jean Castex, given soon on departure, spent the afternoon at the Elysée, according to a government source.

And the LREM deputies met like every Tuesday.

For the legislative elections of June 12 and 19, "our desire is clear: to consolidate our forces and political enlargement", launched their boss Christophe Castaner.

Marine Le pen, April 25, 2022 in Paris the day after the second round of the presidential election won by outgoing President Emmanuel Macron Christophe ARCHAMBAULT AFP

Monday evening at the executive office of the presidential party, his number one Stanislas Guerini had underlined the "urgency" to have a clear parliamentary majority to "act" on purchasing power "from this summer", as well as on the climate. in the wake of the green turn promised by Emmanuel Macron.

While the nominations of the candidates must be finalized, Horizons, the movement of former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (ex-LR), has the impression of being sidelined.

"We can stretch the pole, there are sometimes a little irrational behavior vis-à-vis Edouard Philippe", laments a member of the political bureau of Horizons, who met on Tuesday.

The Republicans, weakened by their bitter defeat in the presidential election, reaffirmed their "independence" on Tuesday against Emmanuel Macron, whom some might be tempted to join bERTRAND GUAY AFP

Source of tension, the agreements that are looming between the majority and certain LRs: "I am never bound by a deal that I have not passed", warned Edouard Philippe, according to participants.

"Playground"

For her part, Marine Le Pen took a few days off but she intends to fight the battle for the legislative elections, with her 41.46% in the presidential election, the highest score ever achieved for a far-right party.

It is nevertheless the president of the party, Jordan Bardella, who will launch the national campaign Thursday in Fréjus, alongside the mayor RN of the city David Rachline.

Yannick Jadot, ex-candidate of Europe Ecologie Les Verts in the presidential election, in Paris on April 10, 2022 Martin BUREAU AFP / Archives

As of Sunday evening, Marine Le Pen had said that she saw in her unpublished score "a brilliant victory" and the manifestation of the "wish" of the French for "a strong counter-power to Emmanuel Macron".

His party hopes to capitalize during the legislative elections, which currently has only six deputies.

According to a Harris Interactive-Toluna poll for Challenges published on Monday, the RN would collect between 75 to 105 seats in the new assembly, which would be an unprecedented leap.

But it will be a priori without an alliance with Eric Zemmour and his Reconquest! movement.

The supporters of Mr. Zemmour, who gathered 7% of the votes in the first round of the presidential election, keep knocking on the door of the RN, which responds with an end of inadmissibility.

And the acrimonious exchanges multiply between the two camps.

The niece of Marine Le Pen, Marion Maréchal, spent in the Zemmour camp and who hesitates to appear in Carpentras (Vaucluse), deplored Tuesday debates "of playground".

The Insoumis Jean-Luc Mélenchon votes, April 24, 2022 in Marseille CHRISTOPHE SIMON AFP

Meanwhile on the right, the Republicans, weakened by their crushing defeat in the presidential election, reaffirmed their "independence" against Emmanuel Macron, whom some might be tempted to join.

"There is no double membership" and "we cannot be Les Républicains and the presidential majority", hammered the president of the party Christian Jacob after a strategic council.

Elections: the next steps Cléa PÉCULIER AFP

While on the left the negotiations skate between La France insoumise, EELV and the PCF for an agreement in the legislative elections.

The PS, he enters the dance via a meeting with the Insoumis on Wednesday.

"It's a bit complicated", loose Manuel Bompard, the head of negotiators for LFI, yet in a strong position after Jean-Luc Mélenchon's 3rd place in the 1st round of the presidential election (21.95%).

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