France’s Leftist Party Wins Second Round of Pivotal Parliamentary Elections; Beating Far Right
variety.comElsa Keslassy International Correspondent In a surprise twist, the leftist coalition Nouveau Front Populaire dominated the second round of the pivotal parliamentary elections with approximately 175 to 205 seats, beating the far right and defying political pronostics, according to exit polls on July 7.
The turnout rate reached 67.10%, slightly more than the first round of the elections — it’s the highest rate for French elections since 1981.
The Nouveau Front Populaire, a coalition between socialist, green and hard left parties, including La France Insoumise (LFI), won the largest number of seats in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, followed by the centrist coalition of France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Ensemble which secured an estimated 150 to 175 seats.
The far right, which had won the first round of the elections, was defeated as it came in third with approximately 115 to 150 seats.
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