US EditionLe Pen’s Right-Wing Party Is Victorious in First Round of French Elections
- France's far right National Rally party leads the first round of parliamentary elections with about 34% of votes, per exit polls by IFOP, Ipsos, OpinionWay, and Elabe.
- The left-wing New Popular Front coalition follows in second place with about 29%.
- President Emmanuel Macron's centrist bloc ranks third with 20.5-23% of the vote.
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A frenzied political negotiation is taking place in these hours, as the deadline to register candidates for the second round of the upcoming Sunday expires on Tuesday. Marine Le Pen warned that "nothing has been won yet.".
French extreme right wing wins legislative elections
According to the final results of Sunday’s elections, the nationalist force led by Marine Le Pen obtained the support of more than 10.6 million voters in the parliamentary elections with the highest participation at the polls in this century, with 66.7 percent of 49.3 million registered voters. The RN victory came with the support of a part of the conservatives, led by the president of the Repulbicans, Éric Ciotti, who defied party members by…
While the National Rally came out on top in the first round of the legislative elections on Sunday 30 June, the financial markets did not sink.
In over 300 constituencies, more than two candidates have qualified for the runoff. Candidates can withdraw by tonight. But who will ally against the National Rally?
Nantes, Rennes, Bordeaux... Several cities were marred by violence after the first round of the legislative elections on Sunday 30 June. The National Rally (RN) came out on top at the national level by a large margin. Enough to provoke the anger of far-left activists and anti-RN voters. Several demonstrations were then organized in various cities in France to denounce the rise of the “extreme right”. But some rallies have experienced outbursts, …
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