The winner of the election in France reiterated the promise of recognizing Palestine! Israel was not pleased with the victory.

In France, Jean-Luc Melenchon, one of the leaders of the left-wing New People's Front alliance, which came first in the second round of the early general election held yesterday with the decision of President Emmanuel Macron, reiterated his promise to "recognize the state of Palestine."

"WE WILL HAVE A PRIME MINISTER FROM THE NEW PEOPLE'S FRONT"

In the early general election held in the country yesterday, the leader of Boyun Eğmeyen Fransa (LFI), the largest party of the New People's Front alliance, which consists of 4 left-wing parties and has the highest number of seats in the parliament with 178 deputies, Melenchon signaled that they are ready to form a government and said, "We will have a prime minister from the New People's Front."

"WE WILL RECOGNIZE PALESTINE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE"

Melenchon, who stated that they can make decisions "by decree" nationally and internationally as a government, reiterated his promise to "recognize the state of Palestine" during the campaign process and said that recognizing the state of Palestine as quickly as possible will be among their actions.

MACRON'S ALLIANCE HAS 150 SEATS

In yesterday's second round, where Macron and the leftists went for a covert cooperation against the far right, no alliance could reach the necessary majority to form a government in the parliament, while Macron's "Together for the Republic" alliance won 150 seats and the far-right National Union alliance won 125 seats. The fact that the alliances in the election race cannot reach the majority of 289 deputies in the parliament necessitates the cooperation of different political parties and alliances for the formation of a new government.

THE ISSUE OF PALESTINE IS ONE OF THEIR MAIN PROMISES

Whether the largest party of the left-wing alliance, the New People's Front, which won the election and supports Palestine, will be one of the founding forces of the new government seems to depend on the coalition that the left-wing parties will form with the centrist parties without division.

Recognizing the state of Palestine was among the main election promises of the winning left-wing alliance.

THEY STAND OUT WITH THEIR SUPPORT FOR PALESTINE

LFI, which led the support demonstrations for Palestine in the country since the attacks on Gaza started on October 7, 2023, placed the issue of Palestine in an important place in the election campaign, just like in the European Parliament elections held on June 6-9.

THE FIRST PALESTINIAN MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Some LFI deputies who support Palestine were called for questioning on the grounds of "terrorist propaganda."

LFI nominated Rima Hassan, of Palestinian origin, as the seventh candidate for the EP elections, and despite all the criticisms directed at her, LFI ensured the election of the first Palestinian member of the EP.

ISRAELI GOVERNMENT IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE VICTORY OF THE LEFTISTS

Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli targeted Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of LFI, the largest party of the pro-Palestinian left-wing alliance, in a post on his X account regarding the victory of the alliance in the election. Chikli claimed that Melenchon is an "Israel hater" who refused to condemn the October 7 attacks and argued that this alliance will "drag Europe into a deep abyss."