Five questions about France and French elections
As is the case in every election, the focus of attention in the June 2022 French parliamentary elections was on results, the final parties’ /candidates’ share, Macron’s re-election and his party’s top position, as well as on other parties’ successes. This is normal and a logical reaction given that elections function as a staircase for access to power. Some commentators and media dealt also with issues such as the rate of abstention, the shock from Le Pen’s National Rally success and other. The rule was again confirmed, and talk about those latter issues was short-lived. High abstention rates is a highly visible issue, one that makes politicians express their worries and concerns about citizens’ alienation from politics. For more than a decade, this is an issue of “serious concern” for Cypriot politicians too. [...]

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