French President Emmanuel Macron ruled out naming a prime minister from the leftist New Popular Front alliance and will instead start a new round of consultations on Tuesday with parties to try to form a new government, Macron's office said.
Ok, so my interpretation is that Macron fully expected to be naming Le Pen as the prime minister when calling the election. Right now he begrudgingly submits random other names. Someone please tell me I am wrong.
With our current two-round election system and a fragmented left landscape, the far-right gamble has worked wonders for Macron and the center-right in the past. I'm so glad they fucked up even if for just this one time.