French poll sees leftists at 52% of legislative vote

Socialists and Communists will obtain 52.5 percent of the votes cast in the first round of the French parliamentary election, according to an opinion poll published today (June 1).

The poll said the current center- right majority would get 40.5 percent of the vote and ecologists, 7 percent.

The poll, conducted May 25 and 26 by the research institute IFOP for the magazine Le Point, confirms figures in a poll taken immediately after Socialist Francois Mitterrand won the presidential election May 10.

The poll showed 58 percent of those questioned had confidence in the new Socialist government under Prime Minister Pierre Mauroy, while 20 percent sa id they had not.

You've read 3 of 3 free articles. Subscribe to continue.
QR Code to French poll sees leftists at 52% of legislative vote
Read this article in
https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0601/060128.html
QR Code to Subscription page
Start your subscription today
https://www.csmonitor.com/subscribe
CSM logo

Why is Christian Science in our name?

Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that.

The Church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to progress in the world. Since 1908, we’ve aimed “to injure no man, but to bless all mankind,” as our founder, Mary Baker Eddy, put it.

Here, you’ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by seeking solutions and finding reasons for credible hope.

Explore values journalism About us