Early parliamentary elections have begun in France, which are held in two rounds. The main favorite of the first round is considered to be the right-wing party “National Unity” under the leadership of Marine Le Pen. According to the results of sociological polls, this party can get about 36% of voters’ votes, which makes the second round of elections quite likely.
About this informs RFI.
The right-wing National Union party led by Marine Le Pen and its allies claim 36.2% of the vote, according to the latest polls.
Voting in France’s overseas territories has already begun on Saturday, while polling stations on the mainland will open at 08:00 local time on Sunday. The first results are expected after 20:00. In the first round, the “National Union” is expected to win between 250 and 280 mandates in the National Assembly, but a minimum of 289 seats is needed to obtain a majority. In second place according to the polls is the left-wing alliance “New People’s Front”, which can get about 27% of the voters’ votes, which corresponds to approximately 150-170 mandates.
The third place according to the polls belongs to the pro-presidential block “Together”, which counts on 20% of voter support. This corresponds to 90 to 110 seats in the parliament. According to polls, the conservative party “Republicans” can count on 10% of the vote, which corresponds to approximately 35-45 seats in the parliament.
