Voting blocs5/9/2023 ![]() Instead, a citizen council pulls together a group of ordinary people who are selected to represent the voice of the French people (rather than French politicians) on important issues. When French government officials call for the creation of a citizen council – un collectif citoyen – they are not calling for a referendum. Yet the subject remains taboo for many in France, so ahead of announcing any possible laws on the subject, the President’s government will first launch a ‘Citizen Council’. In addition to his base, he has “new reinforcements” with quite significant increases in… voters of immigrant origin”, political scientist Fourquet said, adding that Mélenchon had captured “even more of the culturally left-wing, teachers, students”. Mélenchon benefitted from the support of other leftist formations, like the ecologists. ![]() The popular bloc is “more mixed”, with private-sector workers supporting Le Pen, while public sector workers and immigrant populations usually opt for Mélenchon. Sainte-Marie pointed to “an alignment of managers and the retired” supporting Macron in the elitist bloc that unites individuals from a higher social class. He sees a clash between an “elitist bloc” including the wealthy behind Macron, and a double “popular bloc”. “I reject the idea of three blocs, left, centre and right,” said pollster and political scientist Jerome Sainte-Marie at PollingVox. However, unity within the extreme blocs is more fragile because of their diverse social make-up, rendering them more difficult to structure. ![]() “What is the Socialists’ reason for existing? What is the Republicans’ reason for existing in a political system where you have a radical left, a central bloc that goes from the centre left to the right, and a far-right bloc?” asked Brice Teinturier, head of Ipsos polling company, told AFP. The last Socialist president was François Hollande, who didn’t run for a second term because his popularity was so low. “And we watched season two yesterday (Sunday)… the confirmation of the obliteration of the Socialists, the second historical pillar in the French political landscape, and Les Républicains have been devastated as well.”
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