Watch Right-Wing Hearts Break In Real Time At France Election News
Cameras on Sunday captured the moment enthusiasm turned into la désillusion among France’s far-right.
Supporters of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally cut decidedly dejected figures as exit polls predicted their third place in national polls. It contrasted starkly with the elation shown by supporters of the leftist New Popular Front coalition, the unexpected winners.
BFMTV shared a split screen showing, on the left, what it described as an “explosion of joy” at a New Popular Front election event in Paris. On the right, National Rally supporters at a nearby party appeared to be simply stunned.
Résultats législatives: explosion de joie au rassemblement de La France insoumise après l'annonce des premières projections pic.twitter.com/hZVHoz8lco
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) July 7, 2024
The full video of the National Rally response has gone viral on social media:
La réaction des militants du Rassemblement national aux résultats des législatives 2024. #Législatives2024 pic.twitter.com/JAsMuZZaNr
— Brut FR (@brutofficiel) July 7, 2024
TF1Info shared a similar split screen highlighting the ecstasy of the left and agony of the right:
Élections législatives : les forces en présence de la nouvelle Assemblée nationale
— TF1Info (@TF1Info) July 8, 2024
Le journal de @GPardigon est à retrouver dans #BonjourLaMatinaleTF1 avec @Bruce_Toussaint pic.twitter.com/PCDSc8tSR1
France 3 Rhône-Alpes, meanwhile, shared a video of National Rally members in Rhône excitedly anticipating the exit poll result ― and failing to contain their disappointment with the announcement:
Réaction au QG du Rassemblement national du Rhône à l'annonce des résultats des #legislatives2024 #RN Notre live = https://t.co/itgb6fnial pic.twitter.com/V2sKqHtMVD
— France 3 Rhône-Alpes (@F3Rhone_Alpes) July 7, 2024