In the first round of the parliamentary elections in France, the bloc of the left parties unexpectedly received the largest support.< /p>
On Sunday, June 12, the first round of elections to the French Parliament took place. The Nupes bloc of left-wing parties, led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, received the largest number of votes, followed by the Ensemble bloc, led by President Emmanuel Macron.
This is reported by the French media, citing a poll after the vote of the sociological service Elabe.
According to preliminary data, the left receives 26.2% of the vote, while the Macron bloc received 25.9%. In third place is the Rassemblement national party of Marine Le Pen, which went to the polls on its own, with a score of 18.8%.
As Le Figaro notes, the Macron bloc has a chance to get a majority of votes in the second round of parliamentary elections, to be held on June 19.
In the parliamentary elections, the French elect 577 deputies of the National Assembly, the lower house of the country's parliament. Macron needs to win an absolute majority (at least 289 seats) to ensure the implementation of the planned economic reforms.
Preliminary data indicate that about 48 million voters took part in Sunday's vote. As of 17:00 local time, the turnout in the parliamentary elections in France was 39.42%, which is less than in 2017 (40.75%).
Recall, on May 7, Emmanuel Macron, re-elected President of France , began his second term as head of state.
