US EditionLe Pen Set to Fall Short of French Majority
- Marine Le Pen's RN is leading in seats but is projected to fall short of an absolute majority in the parliamentary election run-off.
- Efforts by mainstream parties, including a 'republican front,' to block the far right seem to be effective, as indicated by recent opinion polls.
- The RN stated they would not govern without obtaining the required absolute majority.
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The far-right National Unity (RN) party, led by Marine Le Pen, will take first place in the second round of early parliamentary elections in France on Sunday, but will fail to secure an absolute majority, according to a poll conducted by OpinionWay and published on Friday by the economic daily Les Echos. Reuters, taken from Agerpres.
National Rally to fall short of absolute majority in French parliamentary elections, poll shows
PARIS (Reuters) - France's far-right National Rally (RN) party will likely fall short of an absolute majority in forthcoming parliamentary elections, OpinionWay said in a poll for business daily Les Echos published on Friday. Read full story
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French far right likely short of absolute majority as mainstream parties unite, poll shows
After calling first round results 'catastrophic' French soccer star Kylian Mbappé urged citizens 'to go and vote' as a coalition of parties come together to block far-right take over
A few days before the second round of French parliament elections, a new poll shows Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party will not win an absolute majority, Reuters reports.
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