The 'yellow vests' fail in their leap to politics in France's European

The Yellow Alliance headed by singer Francis Lalanne was the best stop, with just over 122,000 votes, 0.54 percent of the total. Citizen Evolution, for its part, has barely exceeded 2,000 votes, which represents 0.01 percent, according to the Ministry of the Interior. Both lists are far from the 5 percent that is established as the minimum threshold to obtain representation in the European Parliament. . They have not even achieved the 3 percent that would have allowed them to reimburse the expenses invested during the electoral campaign, reports the French newspaper ‘Le Figaro’. The ‘yellow vests’ emerged in October 2018, at first to protest against the rise in fuel prices and the loss of purchasing power. The initial success of the movement – now without so much weight – forced the Government to rethink its policies and launch a national debate. The European elections in France have led to the success of the National Group. The far-right party led by Marine Le Pen has obtained 23.31 percent of the vote, ahead of the 22.41 percent achieved by the alliance between La República en Marcha (LREM) and the Movimiento Democrático (MoDem). lists, however, obtain the same number of MEPs (23) and enjoy a wide advantage in relation to the rest of the groups. The third place has been against the forecast for Europe Ecología Los Verdes (EELV), which with 13.47 percent of the votes has obtained 13 representatives in the European Chamber. The Republicans have been displaced to the fourth position with 8.48 percent of the votes and eight seats. France Insoumise and the Socialist Party have each achieved six MEPs and close the list of French parties with representation in the European Parliament.