In France, the alliance of left-wing forces, the Popular Front, is sensationally leading in the second round of the French elections, with Marine Le Pen's National Rally in third place

In France, the alliance of left-wing forces, the Popular Front, is sensationally leading in the second round of the French elections, with Marine Le Pen's National Rally in third place

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July 7 2024, 06:44 PM  •  46956 views

The National Front alliance of left-wing forces came out on top in the second round of elections in France, while the right-wing populist National Rally took third place.

In the second round of elections in France, the alliance of left-wing forces "Popular Front" came out on top, and the right-wing populist "National Rally" was in third place. This is evidenced by Elabe's forecasts, commissioned by BFMTV, RMC and La Tribune Dimanche, UNN reports .

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Ifop's forecasts show similar results.

According to the latest data, the National Rally, led by Le Pen-Jordan Bardelli, who was previously predicted by opinion polls to take first place and even an absolute majority, may end up in third place and receive 115 to 150 seats in parliament.

The People's Front, an alliance of leftist forces, could win between 175 and 205 seats in the National Assembly. For an absolute majority, 289 mandates are needed.

The second place was taken by the pro-presidential bloc "Razom", which is predicted to get 150 to 175 seats.

Ifop's forecast predicts 180 to 215 seats for the left-wing forces, 150 to 180 seats for the Razom bloc, and 115 to 150 mandates for the National Union.

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Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the "Unconquered France" alliance of the left, has already said that President Emmanuel Macron should invite the New People's Front to govern the country.

Such predictions became a sensation, as recent polls showed that the National Union could become the party with the largest representation in parliament, even if it did not win an absolute majority.

In the first round, the National Union and its allies won the most votes, with a significant margin over the pro-presidential bloc.

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