This opinion piece argues that France’s moderate political forces, including the right and center, are currently trapped between extreme factions. It suggests that the fear of potential street chaos if a presidential runoff were to occur between Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon could serve as a catalyst for these moderates to win back voters. The author frames this situation as a critical moment where the threat of instability might force a strategic shift among centrist and right-wing parties.
Bias read (Conservative): The framing positions the right and center as victims of 'extremes' and implies that fear of chaos justifies their electoral resurgence, using terms like 'horribilis' to describe their current state while treating the left-wing candidate as part of the destabilizing extremes rather than a legitimate political option.




