Marie Le Pen’s far-right National Unity party wins the first round of French parliamentary elections, according to exit polls.
According to that, “National Union” received about 34 percent of the votes.
That’s more than left- and center-right rivals, including President Emmanuel Macron’s United bloc, which has 20.5-23 percent of the vote, according to exit polls, and the left-wing New People’s Front, about 29 percent.
By the way, a high voter turnout was registered, almost 60 percent, compared to 39.42 percent two years ago.
The final outcome will depend on how the parties/alliances decide to join forces in each of France’s 577 constituencies in the second round.
Ahead of the summary of the results of the European Parliament elections, on June 9, President Emmanuel Macron announced that he is dissolving the parliament and initiating extraordinary elections.