Think of it this way: The French will still have parliamentary elections this upcoming summer (hence Bayrou not shutting up). They can just as well balance any candidate they do not support.

If you are talking about the "oppression" of the "minority" by the "majority", maybe you should check out Montesquieu and the United States Constitution. Actually, the Americans wrote quite a lot about that -- check out the post-Articles of Confederation American Constitution. During the ratification of the US Constitution there was quite a bit of discussion about the majority oppressing the minority -- which is justly prohibited by US law. Check out the Federalist Papers.

By the way -- "democracy" simply means the rule / governance of the majority. They have a right to oppress, torture, and do whatever they see fit. You might be referring to "liberalism" -- i.e. the protection of certain inalienable rights.