#France #election: Le Pen’s far-right party at ‘gates of power’ with 34% of vote, as gamble on snap election appears to backfire spectacularly

#Macron’s centrist alliance and the left-wing coalition call for tactical voting after National Rally wins most votes in first round of France’s parliamentary elections.

Marine Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigration party is in reach of becoming the biggest political force in the French parliament after a historically high showing in the first round of snap parliament elections.

Exit polls indicated the RN had won about 34 per cent of the national vote share with the leftwing alliance in second place and Mr Macron’s grouping trailing in a distant third.

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/europe/2024/07/01/france-elections-results-emmanuel-macron-marine-le-pen/

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