Question

This political party formed to ensure the existence of the “cordon sanitaire” and ensure that the far right did not take power in a July 2024 snap parliamentary election. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this far-left party that currently holds a plurality, but not a majority, of seats in the French National Assembly.
ANSWER: New Popular Front [or NPF or Nouveau Front Populaire or NFP]
[10m] Before the election, the far-right National Rally, led by this politician and Jordan Bardella, was projected to win a majority of National Assembly seats. In 2018, this politician changed the party’s name from National Front to National Rally.
ANSWER: Marine Le Pen [or Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen]
[10e] This current President of France led the “En Marche” party, which later fused with other centrist French political parties to form the “Ensemble” coalition.
ANSWER: Emmanuel Macron [or Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY822.50100%100%25%
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY817.50100%75%0%
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY623.33100%100%33%
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1020.00100%80%20%
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY917.78100%67%11%
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY520.00100%100%0%
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY14534.291,800%2,143%1,400%
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY921.11100%89%22%

Data

Binghamton ACornell A0101020
Binghamton BRIT A0101020
Cornell DESF10101030
RIT BCornell F0101020
Cornell GRIT C0101020
Binghamton CPenn State0101020
SyracuseCornell E10101030
Cornell CU of Rochester B0101020