the french far right got a huge defeat behind a left coalition and Macron’s center party 

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what do you think was macron's calculation in the first place? it seems like he's going to lose to the left, while the right has gained seats in parliament.

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yeah that was my read as well—maybe he was indexing too much on the US, where support for the far-left has eroded in government

I’m not really sure I understand tbh, it always felt like it would loosen his power

I think his bet was either 1. Far right wins and he gets more power by being the opposition 2. far right loses and is shown as not a real threat, he gets more soft power

But I think he didn’t really realize the amount of power the left would gain, which I think has delegitimized him

He just wanted to confirm his strong feeling that every french people loved him and just discovered the difference between a feeling and reality.