• zaphod@sopuli.xyz
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    4 months ago

    I’m sure he expected this, the real question should be why he thought this was good.

    • sweng@programming.dev
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      4 months ago

      Being in the government often leads to reduced popularity.

      Consider the options:

      1. No early election. RN popularity continues to rise, and they take the presidency and parliament in 2027. Result: Complete power for 5 years.
      2. Early election. RN wins, and forms a new government. While being the ruling party, they lose in popularity and lose the elections in 2027. Result: limited power for 3 years.

      To me it seems quite clear that option 2 is preferable to 1 for Macron.