French election result: Far right wins 1st round with 33% of votes
Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) party and its allies have won the first round of the 2024 French legislative election. But it remains to be seen if the bloc can win an absolute majority in a second round on July 7.
Marine Le Pen, the leader of the RN's parliamentary group
A far-right bloc consisting of the National Rally (RN) party and its allies took 33% of the vote in the first round of French parliamentary elections, according to figures released by the Interior Ministry on Monday.
The leftist New Popular Front bloc came in second with 28%, while the centrist bloc Ensemble (Together), led by President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party, gained 20%.
The results are in line both with preelection surveys and exit poll results issued on Sunday evening following the vote.
Despite the first-round win, it remains uncertain whether the RN can win an absolute majority in the French National Assembly, or France's lower house of parliament, in a second round next Sunday.
More to follow.
tj/fb (Reuters, AFP)