Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) has emerged as the frontrunner in the recent French National Assembly elections, securing 33.15 % of the votes in the first round, as per preliminary results from the interior ministry.
This marks a significant lead over the leftwing New Popular Front (NFP) alliance, which garnered 28.14 % and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party, which received 20.76 %.
The RN is now eyeing an outright majority in the final round of voting scheduled for July 7, targeting the 501 constituencies where no candidate secured an outright win in the first round.
In a historic achievement, 39 RN candidates have already secured seats in the national assembly (parliament) by winning over 50% of the votes in the first round. This includes notable figures such as Marine Le Pen and the party’s vice-president, Sebastien Chenu.
The leftwing NFP has won 32 seats after the 1st round of voting. Macron’s alliance has managed to win a meagre 2 seats after the 1st round. A total of 76 candidates have been elected after the 1st round.
A total of 76 candidate have been elected after the 1st round of voting. There are a total of 577 seats in the French National Assembly. 289 seats are required to secure a majority.
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