Early forecasts show the far-right National Union (RN) party, led by Marine Le Pen and her allies, leading the first round of French legislative elections with more than 34% of the vote.
The far right is currently ahead of the left-wing alliance Nova Frente Popular, which, according to exit polls, will have a result of 28.5% to 29.1%. The party of President Emmanuel Macron is even further behind (20.5% versus 21.5%).
The “macron bloc” has been “virtually erased,” Marie Le Pen said in her first reaction to the forecasts.
Macron calls for unity against far right
French President Emmanuel Macron called for a “clearly democratic and republican broad alliance” against the far right in the second round of the legislature, given the wide victory for the latter that early forecasts had pointed to.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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