"The macronie camp refused to choose and insulted us by putting an equal sign between us, its opponents, and the threat to the Republic represented by the far right," said Mr. Bayou from the Paris headquarters of the New popular ecological and social union (Nupes).
"They wanted to avoid defeat at the cost of dishonor and tonight they have both defeat and dishonor," he said.
"Those who presented themselves as the roadblock became the stepping stones for the mass entry of the far right into the National Assembly," continued Mr. Bayou, expressing a mixture of "anger, pride and 'hope' given the results of the second round of the legislative elections.
“We can still thwart the projections in seats”, assured the head of EELV, while the estimates place the Nupes as the second group in the National Assembly behind the presidential coalition Together!
“We can hope to send the largest group in the history of political ecology to the National Assembly, strengthen the ranks of the left, and have three times as many deputies as in the previous mandate,” added Mr. Bayou. .
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