The success of the Left is attributable to many things.
In the fast place the poll was a large one. Eighty-five per cent. of the electorate voted, as against 70 per cent.
in 1919. But, of course, the main element has been the formation of the Cartel des Gauches, by which, in the great majority of constituencies, the parties of the Left have presented a united front, instead of competing disastrously against each other as at the last election. For even in 1919 the Left had an actual majority of votes cast in their favour. Indeed, it does not seem as if the turnover of votes has been anything comparable to the turnover in representation. A decidedly humorous feature of the elections has been that the Poincarist Press has suddenly discovered that the electoral system which their party reimposed only a few months ago is grossly unfair, and must be revised immediately. It has often been said that if the parties of the Left obtained a majority in the new Chamber, one of their first acts would be to revive the " Proces " of M. Caillaux. It will be interesting to see if, after all, M. Ilerriot, the present leader of the Radical-Socialists, will really be in such a very great hurry to do this.
