French Municipal Elections: Risks of PS-LFI Alliance Incoherence, Says Pollster
Frédéric Dabi (Ifop) : "Il y a un risque de perte de cohérence avec les accords PS-LFI"
Summary
Following the first round of France's municipal elections, Ifop polling director Frédéric Dabi analyses the key takeaways, including whether the far left and far right have genuinely made gains. He also examines the tension within the Socialist Party (PS), whose leader Olivier Faure had ruled out national alliances with La France Insoumise, yet local PS-LFI deals have emerged across the country. Dabi warns this risks undermining the internal coherence of the PS ahead of the second round.
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