a shock wave closely followed abroad

In Europe and even in the United States, the French election has caused a reaction from the press and leaders. The extreme right does not have an absolute majority but Emmanuel Macron’s position is considered untenable in many countries.

The world is watching France and this is not just a formula, never has a French legislative election been scrutinized so closely. In Europe, obviously, but also in the United States where the New York Times and the Washington Post attempted on Sunday to analyze this electoral surprise, and especially its consequences. THE New York Times predicts months of political instability for France in the absence of a government majority. France enters into uncertainty, headlines in Spain, The DiaryThe Courrier International website sums up the wave of relief in many countries.

Because France’s shift to the extreme right would have had very serious consequences, after Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovakia. France, which has nuclear weapons and is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, as recalled Politico. The BBC believes that the victory of the National Rally has in fact only been delayed. Emmanuel Macron’s position is considered untenable. It is the end of Jupiter’s hyper-presidency, according to the Catalan daily Vanguardia.

One of the first leaders to react on Sunday evening was Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The former President of the European Council tweeted his satisfaction: “In Paris, enthusiasm, in Moscow disappointment, in kyiv relief. Enough to be happy in Warsaw“. The same story is heard in Spain, where the socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez welcomes the “rejection of the extreme right“and points out that in the same week, France and the United Kingdom, “Two of the largest countries in Europe have chosen the same path as Spain a year ago.“. In Germany, Nils Schmidt, one of the highest officials of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, said that “the worst” had been “avoid“. In Greece, Nikos Androulakis, the leader of Pasok, the Socialist Party, speaks of a great victory for France and Europe and the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, was satisfied with three words: “long live the Republic“.

However, many are wondering what will happen next,like Belgium, which had to hold out for more than a year and a half without a government. A country where the French political system was envied because it had until now allowed for clear majorities to emerge thanks to the majority vote. The daily The evening asks, will France be able to force parties of different colours to find convergences in order to govern? This could be the end of the Fifth Republic, wonders Britain The Telegraph. The end, probably, of Emmanuel Macron’s credibility on the international scene, as France appears weakened and its future uncertain.