Exit poll in France: Marine Le Pen at 34%, almost double that of 2022
Provisional ipsos polls, Nfp follows with 28.1%. President Macron's party does not reach 21%
ROME – The firstIpsos exit polls of the first round of the legislative elections in France confirm the success – and improved – of Marine Le Pen’s party and Jordan Bardella: Rassemblement Nationale (Rn) is at 34%, compared to 31%on 9 June.
In second position follows the New Popular Front (NFP), an alliance created for the occasion between four left-wing parties, with 28.1%. It includes communists, socialists, greens and France Insoumise.
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THE PARTY OF MACRON
Stock at 20.8% Ensemble,the party of the current president Emmanuel Macron, the one who on the evening of June 9th, in light of the primacy of RN, decided to dissolve the Chambers and hold early elections.
Today’s electoral countmarks a record victory for the Lepenists of the extreme right, anti-European and anti-migrants, since the best result dates back to 2022, when they came in third place just above 18 %.The current performance almost doubles.
Following this, the Republicans fall to 10%, while the right-wing partyEric Zemmour’s La Reconquête drops to 0.6%. Just over 48 million voters were called to the polls to renew the 577 seats in parliament. Second round set for July 7.