The early parliamentary elections, held on June 30 and July 7 in France, were marked by a new setback for the political forces that have supported President Macron's neoliberal government, an increase in the number of elected members of the "New Popular Front" electoral coalition, which came first in the second round of the elections, and an increase in the number of elected members of the far-right "Rassemblement National", which did not, however, achieve a majority.

In line with the trend already expressed in 2022, the results of the current elections represent a new defeat for Macron, expressing disapproval of his policy in favour of the interests of the big economic and financial groups, of attacking democratic rights and freedoms, of applauding and promoting militarism and war.

With contradictory elements, these elections reaffirm a desire for policy change by a significant part of the population, which is demanding an increase in wages and pensions, a lowering of the retirement age, the defence and improvement of public services, such as healthcare and education, and better living conditions, to which great popular struggles have given important expression in recent years.

Formed as an instrument of electoral dispute, in an electoral system that aims to seriously distort proportionality in electoral results, the "New Popular Front" has achieved a result that could be a positive aspect, although it must be borne in mind that it is not without its contradictions, including the integration of forces with major responsibilities in the recent negative developments in France.

However, there is a real risk that the will for change expressed at the ballot box could be defrauded and that, within the current framework of the organisation of forces in the French National Assembly, the survival of Macron's anti-popular and reactionary policy could be ensured.

Aware that the specificities that characterise the French situation cannot be reproduced in different national realities, it is certain that in France, as in other countries, and without devaluing the institutional balance of power, it will be the struggle of the French workers and people for rights, equality and justice, freedom, democracy and peace that will have a decisive influence on how the situation develops.