Opinion: Voters disappointed by Macron still backed him. Now he owes them.
I’m of two minds about this election. On the one hand, I feel immense pride in the country that became my adopted home: It’s heartening that France has again rejected the same far right that has permanently disrupted politics in the United States and United Kingdom. On the other, the French have fended off the far right by reelecting a centrist incumbent whose arrogance and lack of empathy for ordinary people sometimes boggle the mind.
Another reason the election results are unsettling is that they show little besides apathy, and even indifference, in the face of abyss. Early estimates put the abstention rate at about, a slight increase from its level in 2017. If true, that would be the highest figure for a final round vote since 1969. That would also mean that Macron was reelected with the support of only about 38 percent of total registered voters, compared with 43.
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