The yellow vests movement mobilized less than 1% of voters during the European election, even though several lists were competing.
XXVIII afternoons of protest, days spent at roundabouts, quite a few instances of blowing off steam, parades on the pavement, destruction, only to end up here?
The movement, which aimed to be the “voice of the people”, ultimately proved to be… silent. As for the protagonists — we can still hear the thunderous statements on the radio and television — the most media-focused individuals have fallen into indifference, the worst of punishments.
A little confusion is fine, but too much becomes a weight around the neck. It’s time to go home; this theatrical performance has lasted too long.
According to the final results published by the Ministry of the Interior, the Alliance Jaune list led by French singer Francis Lalanne garnered 0.54% of the votes, amounting to 122,573 votes. This score is far from the 5% electoral threshold needed to send representatives to Brussels.
Another, more severe defeat was faced by the “Citizen Evolution” list led by one of the yellow vests movement’s media figures, Christophe Chalençon, which recorded one of the worst scores among the 34 lists participating in the election, with 0.01% of the votes (2,120 votes).
In the absence of votes in favor of the lists stemming from the movement, who did the “yellow vest” vote benefit?
According to an Ifop survey conducted two days before the election, only 4% of those close to the yellow vests movement indicated their intention to vote for the list of the presidential majority.
Conversely, 44% of those close to the yellow vests movement stated they would vote for the National Rally list, which would therefore have been the main beneficiary of the yellow vest vote.
