from ZeroHedge:
As expected, Le Pen’s conservative (or in the world’s of the liberal media, “Far Right”) National Rally (RN) party won the first round of France’s parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on several days of horsetrading before next week’s run-off.
The RN was seen winning around 34% of the vote, exit polls from Ipsos, Ifop, OpinionWay and Elabe showed. That was ahead of both far-left and centrist rivals, including President Emmanuel Macron’s Together alliance, whose bloc was seen winning a paltry 20.5%-23%, a far cry from his crushing victory several years ago. The New Popular Front (NFP), a hastily assembled left-wing coalition, was projected to win around 29% of the vote, the exit polls showed.
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France, Ifop-Fiducial exit poll:
Snap national parliament election
RN and allies-ID: 34.2%
NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 29.1%
Ensemble-RE: 21.5%
LR/Divers droite-EPP: 10%
Far-left candidates-*: 1.3%➤ https://t.co/oL97q6mlTg #législatives2024 #ElectionsLegislatives2024 pic.twitter.com/VmF87HLBGH
— Europe Elects (@EuropeElects) June 30, 2024
The exit polls were in line with opinion polls ahead of the election, but provided little clarity on whether the anti-immigrant, eurosceptic RN will be able to form a government to “cohabit” with the pro-EU Macron after next Sunday’s run-off.
The RN’s chances of winning power next week will depend on the political dealmaking made by its rivals over the coming days. In the past, centre-right and centre-left parties have teamed up to keep the RN from power, but that dynamic, known as the “republican front,” is less certain than ever.
