New Delhi: Early projections suggest that the far-right Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) has won most votes in the first round of the parliamentary elections in France, getting way ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s Centrist Ensemble.
Exit polls showed that the RN led by La Pen was going to win around 34 per cent of the vote in the first round of the parliamentary elections reported DW.
In wake of his looming defeat, French President Macron called for a ‘democratic and republican alliance’ against the RN, while La Pen told supporters that Macron’s Centrist Ensemble has been almost wiped out.
Macron’s centrist bloc is also expected to trail behind the left-wing NFP, which is set to win the most number of seats after the RN.
While the RN is expected to win 240-270 seats, the NPF could win 180-200 seats and the centrist bloc 60-90 seats, being pushed to the third position, reported DW.
A political party needs 289 seats for an absolute majority in the French parliament. Going by the exit poll predictions, it is possible that the RN could look to ally with smaller parties and the Conservative Republican Party, which is expected to win 30-50 seats.
The final results are to be decided in a runoff round in July 7.
