After the second round of local elections, a government spokeswoman admitted “disappointing results” for his party La République en Marche on Sunday. The Greens are the winners: according to projections, they triumphed in large cities such as Lyon, Marseille and Bordeaux.
In the capital, Paris, socialist mayor Anne Hidalgo, in partnership with the Greens, secured re-election for six years. Macron’s candidate, former health minister Agnes Buzyn, had no chance there.
According to his office, Macron spoke of a “green wave” in France. As a consequence, a cabinet reshuffle is expected. Macron also expressed “concern about the low participation”. According to polling offices, only four out of ten French people went to the polls. There had already been a record abstention in the first round in mid-March.
