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[-] jagermo@feddit.org 18 points 2 days ago

What other outcome did Macron expect?

[-] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

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

[-] sweng@programming.dev 24 points 2 days ago

Being in the government often leads to reduced popularity.

Consider the options:

No early election. RN popularity continues to rise, and they take the presidency and parliament in 2027. Result: Complete power for 5 years.
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.