In the first round of the French parliamentary elections, which took place on Sunday, June 30, Marine Le Pen's National Union won. According to the official results, the right-wing populist party garnered 33% of the votes.
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28% of the voters supported the left-wing alliance New Popular Front, while 20% voted for President Emmanuel Macron's centrist coalition. Voter turnout exceeded 60%, the highest rate in recent decades.
The second round will be held next week, after which the composition of the new parliament, which will form the government, will be announced.
"We are seven days away from a historic election," said 28-year-old National Union leader Jordan Bardella. "Given the results, it is clear that the presidential camp, still largely rejected today, is no longer in a position to win."
Bardella's position as Prime Minister of France is unlikely, but it is possible if his party wins an absolute majority - at least 289 seats - in the 577-seat parliament.
The far-right party's path to an absolute majority is likely to be hampered by left-wing parties, which have said they will drop third-place candidates in favor of Macron's alliance candidates to avoid splitting the vote.
President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the parliament and called early elections after the centrist camp was defeated in the European Parliament elections in France in early June - the National Union received more than twice the votes of the ruling Renaissance party.
