Far right wins first round in France election, run-off horsetrading begins
France holds first round of parliamentary electionAnti-immigrant, eurosceptic National Rally (RN) emerges aheadLeftist bloc in second, Macron’s centrists in third
Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader and far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally – RN) party candidate, gestures during the first round of the early French parliamentary elections, in Henin-Beaumont, France. Photo: Reuters
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France’s parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week’s run-off.
The RN was seen winning around 34pc of the vote, exit polls from Ipsos, Ifop, OpinionWay and Elabe showed, in a huge setback for President Emmanuel Macron who had called the snap election after his ticket was trounced by the RN in European Parliament elections earlier this month.
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