As the visuals appeared on all major French stations, it was not Marine Le Pen’s far right and her young prime minister-to-be, Jordan Bardella, who seemed like they would win.
The far-right National Rally (RN) took third place after the left emerged victorious and the centrists under Emmanuel Macron’s leadership achieved an incredible upset.
The seasoned left-wing firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon, who was viewed as extreme by his detractors, did not take long to declare victory.
He told supporters in Stalingrad Square, “The president must call on the New Popular Front to govern,” stressing that Mr. Macron needed to accept that he and his coalition had lost.
a government.His coalition, hastily assembled in anticipation of President Macron’s unexpected win, consists of Trotskyists, Greens, Socialists, Communists, and even his own extreme France Unbowed. Their win, however, is insufficient to establish government.
There will be a hung parliament in France. In the 577-seat parliament, none of the three blocs can secure an absolute majority of 289 seats by themselves.
