Far right wins French first-round vote

France’s far right is in pole position after the first round of parliamentary elections that confirmed their dominance in French politics and has brought them to the brink of power

FRENCH LEGISLATIVE ELECTION FIRST ROUND (Percentage of votes)

Far-right National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen scored historic gains but final outcome will depend on days of alliance-building before July 7 run-off vote
33.15 National Rally and allies
27.99 New Popular Front(left alliance)
20.04 Ensemble (centrist bloc)
10.23 The Republicans (right)
2.73 Other left
5.86 Others

ESTIMATED SEATS IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
New Popular Front 125-165
Other left 11-19
Ensemble:70-100
The Republicans 41-61
National Rally 230-280
Others 22-30
Total seats
 577
 
Result is huge setback for centrist bloc of President Emmanuel Macron,
who called snap vote after RN surged in European elections
   
 
Sources: BBC, France 24 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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