Results of the Parliamentary Elections in France and their impact on Russian-French Relations
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Guseletov B.P. Results of the Parliamentary Elections in France and their impact on Russian-French Relations. Science. Culture. Society. 2022. Vol. 28. No. 3. P. 8-21. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/nko.2022.28.3.1 (in Russ.).
Abstract
The article examines the results of the parliamentary elections in France held on June 12 and 19, 2022. The results of the leading political parties in the elections of 2017 and 2022 are compared, and all these parties that were represented in parliament in the period from 2017 to 2022 are characterized. The results of the activities of the French government, formed by President and Leader of party Republic on the March! E. Macron following the results of the 2018 elections. The reasons for maintaining the rating of this government and its influence on the course of the election campaign are revealed. It is considered how the coronavirus pandemic and the government's actions to overcome its consequences affected the course and results of the election campaign. The assessment of the activities of the main opposition parties of this country is given. The course of the election campaign and its main topics, as well as the positions of political parties and coalitions that were elected to parliament following these elections are considered: the coalition Together (For a President Majority), led by the Chairman of the National Assembly R. Ferrand, uniting the Renaissance, Democratic Movement and Horizon parties, the New People's Ecological and Social Union coalition (NPESU) led by the leader of the Unconquered France party J.-L. Melenchon, which also united the socialist and communist parties, and the Europe, Ecology, Greens party, the National Unification Party of Marine Le Pen, which was headed on the eve of the elections by MEP J. Bordella, and the coalition of the Union of the Right and Centrists led by the leader of the Republicans Party, C. Jacob, which also included the Union of Democrats and Independents party. The positions of these parties are presented. The state of Russian-French relations is analyzed and a forecast is given of how the election results will affect relations between RF and France.
Keywords:
elections, parliament, political parties, government, France, Russia
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Article
Received: 13.07.2022
Accepted: 30.09.2022
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Guseletov, B. P. (2022). Results of the Parliamentary Elections in France and their impact on Russian-French Relations. Science. Culture. Society, 28(3), 8-21. https://doi.org/10.19181/nko.2022.28.3.1
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Modern political processes in Russia and abroad
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