French PM says he will resign after polls show left-wing coalition winning election

The Latest | French prime minister to resign after left alliance wins the most seats in election

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced he will resign after a broad left-leaning coalition took the most seats in Sunday’s runoff parliamentary election. The New Popular Front fell short of a majority but surged ahead of the far-right National Rally, which placed third behind the centrist party of President Emmanuel Macron. Voter turnout was high. The outcome leaves France facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and threaten…

French leftists win most seats, pollsters say – but lack of majority risks political and economic turmoil

A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections yesterday, a stunning outcome that threatens to plunge the country into political and economic turmoil.

France: leftists win most seats in legislative elections, pollsters say - Daily Trust

A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday, a stunning outcome that threatens to plunge the country into political and economic turmoil. The projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second, no longer in control of parliament, and the bruised far right in third. …

The host from Matignon said he was ready to stay at his post “as long as duty requires in the context of the Olympic Games.”

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced his resignation to President Macron after the unexpected loss in the second and decisive round of the French parliamentary elections. The left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire appears to have won against all expectations, according to an exit poll by Ipsos on behalf of TV station France 2. Attal said in his speech that he would remain in office as long as necessary, including for the upcoming Pa…

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal: I will hand my resignation on Monday morning