English France's socialists face collapse over pact with hard left

Here's an abstract of today's TIME. Supposedly those using this forum should understand. Might be quite interesting of how english people see the development of the last votes in France.

France’s old centre-left opposition was on the verge of collapse yesterday after senior figures in the long-dominant Socialist party rejected a pact with the anti-capitalist left that is aimed at wresting power from President Macron in parliamentary elections next month. François Hollande, the president between 2012...
 

Glad you are going to join this thread - because I hope to be able to learn  of your diverse English knowledge. Hope, it's not too boring for you!
Have a good time  with the SeniorenTreff!     Rosemarie

You're welcome, see you soon in a while.

As a matter of fact the only way for the anti-capitalist left (La France Insoumise) to get the majority in the next national assembly (Assemblée Nationale) is to seek for another party alliance in order to inhibit Macrons party the so called LREM (La République En Marche) to dominate the natiional assembly thus giving to Macron full powers.

My knowledge about French policy is not good - because of my complete lack of Frrench. But I have great sympathy for the young politician who dares to develope new ideas apart from being bounded nationalistic .
I am glad, that he is so important for the European policy - together with the German, Portogease and some more sensible politicions.

Just another epitome in the "Times" concerning the alliance between the french solialist party and Mélenchons' LFI

France’s Socialist party and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party have reached an agreement in principle to form an alliance for June’s parliamentary election. The coalition pact, which the Greens and Communists agreed to earlier this week, is an attempt to deprive Emmanuel Macron of a majority in parliament and block his pro-business agenda after he was re-elected president in April.

Going to be like a matter iof survival for the french socialists who have been so hardly oppressed those last years.