French Regional Vote Marks Form of Failure for Macron’s Party

The first round results of France’s regional elections marked a form of failure for President Emmanuel Macron’s party, said Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Monday, although he added it was too soon to draw conclusions for the 2022 Presidential vote. France’s far right performed worse than predicted in Sunday’s regional elections, exit polls showed, and the center-right made a comeback while the vote as a whole was impacted by a high abstention rate. read more Asked on France 2 television if Sunday’s results were a failure for Macron’s party, Darmanin replied: “Of course.” “Democracy means sometimes losing elections. The Presidential…