When Marine Tondelier, the leader of the Greens, is told that she is sometimes called “the other Marine” of French politics, she hits back firmly.
“No!” she says.
“Le Pen is the other Marine.”Given how rapidly Ms. Tondelier’s star has risen in recent months, her response is not outrageous.
Less than two weeks later, the profoundly intractable new National Assembly of three large political blocs — left, center and nationalist right — gathers for the first time on Thursday.
As it does, one question looms over a left-wing alliance that seems more fractured by the day: What to do with its about 190 seats in the 577-seat lower house when that is far short of an absolute majority?
Persons:
“, Pen, Tondelier, Marine Le, —
Organizations:
Greens, New, Assembly
Locations:
Hénin, Beaumont