Parliamentary elections in France: Macron and Le Pen comment on the results of the first round

Parliamentary elections in France: Macron and Le Pen commented on the results of the first round Vladislav Kravtsov

Macron and Le Pen commented on the results of the parliamentary elections in France/Collage 24 Channel (photo Getty Images)

In France, the first round of early parliamentary elections took place on June 30. According to the results, the far-right National Rally party won this round.

French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen have already commented on the results these elections.

What Macron said about the results of the parliamentary elections

French President Emmanuel Macron noted the strong turnout in the first round of early parliamentary elections, highlighting the decisive nature of the vote for the French and their intention to “clarify the political situation.”

The French President called for ” broad democratic and republican unity” on the eve of the second round of voting, which will finally determine the winners in the majority districts.

Current Prime Minister Gabriel Attal issued a sharp warning after the exit polls were announced, saying that “the far right is at the door of power.” Attal criticized the National Rally's political proposals as “catastrophic” and called for the political party to “not receive a single vote” in the upcoming second round of elections.

How they reacted to the victory in the National Rally

Jordan Bardella, the leader of the French right-wing populist National Rally, announced the recent success of his party in the election, which received more than 33% of the vote, a “categorical verdict” indicating that the French “clearly want change.”

He said that the vote on July 7, which is final will determine the winners in the majority constituencies, will be “one of the most decisive in the history of the Fifth Republic.” his allies will have an absolute majority in the upcoming elections. This time he emphasized his position again.

If voters give us an absolute majority, I am ready to be the Prime Minister of all French people, he said he.

At the same time, Marine Le Pen, whose party won a resounding victory in the first round of elections on Sunday, said that “nothing has been won and the second round is decisive “.

Earlier, after the announcement of the exit poll results of the first round of parliamentary elections in France in Paris on the night of July 1, thousands of French people protested at the Place de la République . The French opposed the victory of the National Rally party.