{"id":265823,"date":"2024-07-01T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T11:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=265823"},"modified":"2024-07-01T08:19:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T07:19:50","slug":"french-far-right-wins-the-first-round-of-the-snap-parliamentary-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2024\/07\/french-far-right-wins-the-first-round-of-the-snap-parliamentary-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"French Far Right Wins the First Round of the Snap Parliamentary Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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French President Emmanuel Macron leaves a voting booth at a polling station during the first round of the early French parliamentary elections.
Photo: EFE\/EPA\/YARA NARDI \/ POOL MAXPPP OUT<\/p><\/div>\n

30 Jun 2024 <\/em>– Marine Le Pen\u2019s far-right National Grouping (RN) party has won the first round of the French legislative elections and is in a position to achieve an absolute majority in the second round, according to the voting estimates published at the close of the polls.<\/p>\n

RN and its allies would obtain more than 34% of votes, followed by the New Popular Front (left) with between 28.5% and 29.1% and the Macronist alliance between 20.5% and 21.5%, according to estimates disseminated by Ifop and Ipsos at the closure of the polling stations this Saturday.<\/p>\n

Joan Bardella\u2019s party and his political allies may have a 240-310 seats in the National Assambley (Parliament \u2013 AN) according to the Ipsos polls company, and 240 to 270 seats according to Ifop, while Elabe sees the possibility of an absolute majority with 260 to 310 far-right MPs.<\/p>\n

At stake are 577 seats in the National Assembly, which will determine whether or not the president will be forced to a \u201ccohabitation\u201d of government with an opposition majority, in the remainder of his term until 2027.<\/p>\n

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#Elections2024<\/a> \ud83d\udd34: The first projections are in! \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7\ud83d\uddf3\ufe0f#MarineLePen<\/a>\u2019s far-right #NationalRally<\/a> party is leading with 34% of votes, according to pollster @IpsosFrance<\/a>\/@Talan_World<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the leftist #NewPopularFront<\/a> came in at second place with 28.5%. pic.twitter.com\/jfwdLpgS3d<\/a><\/p>\n

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) June 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n