The National Rally was the big winner, the left united within the New Popular Front (NFP) making solid progress, and the presidential coalition Ensemble which suffered a heavy defeat. Here, in summary, is the triple observation that emerges from the first round of the legislative elections, this Sunday, June 30. 76 deputies were elected in the first round, accounting for more than half of the votes cast.
In detail, the RN and its allies obtained 33.4% of the votes, according to the final results published by the Ministry of the Interior on the night of Sunday to Monday and processed by Le Parisien. 39 deputies were elected in the first round, including Marine Le Pen. The NFP came second with 27.98% of the votes (32 elected in the first round), ahead of Ensemble (Emmanuel Macron’s candidates) and its allies, who came out with a score of 20.76% (2 seats). Next came Les Républicains (6.56% of the votes, 1 elected) and the various right-wing parties (3.67%, 2 elected).
This election was marked by a very high turnout, namely 66.71% according to these final results. This is a record for this type of election since 2002. 1.77% of voters cast blank votes. 0.82% of votes were counted as invalid.
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Many uncertainties for the second round
Everything is still possible in view of the second round. Especially since beyond the classic duels (there are 188 of them), the second round will pit three candidates against each other in 306 constituencies. In five of them, there will even be four candidates in the running next Sunday. However, some candidates could withdraw in order to “block” the extreme right.
The former leader of La France insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, very quickly announced that an NFP contender who had reached the foot of the podium would withdraw. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is also committed to this regarding the candidates from his camp who came 3rd, but on condition that it is for the benefit of an opponent who shares “the values of the Republic”.
Emmanuel Macron called on Sunday for a “large rally” against the RN, welcoming a “desire to clarify the political situation” expressed in the first round. “Faced with the National Rally, the time has come for a large, clearly Democratic and Republican gathering for the second round,” said the President of the Republic in a written statement. Secretary of State for the City and outgoing MP, Sabrina Agresti-Roubache announced her withdrawal on Sunday evening, after coming third in the first constituency of Marseille, clearly calling for a vote against the National Rally.
On Sunday evening, the Ipsos institute projected 230 to 280 seats for the RN and its allies, 125 to 165 for the NFP and 70 to 100 for Ensemble.
