On the 7th local time, the final round of voting in the French general election was held, with expectations that the leftist alliance will surpass the far-right party to become the leading party.
According to BFM TV citing exit polls from polling agencies, the leftist alliance La France Insoumise is predicted to win between 175 to 205 seats out of the total 577 seats in the National Assembly.
It is expected that the centrist “Ensemble” coalition, including President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling party La République En Marche, will secure between 150 to 175 seats, coming in second place, while the far-right National Rally is expected to come in third with 115 to 150 seats.
The final predictions by the polling agency IFOP also forecast that the leftist alliance would secure between 180 to 215 seats as the leading party, the centrist coalition between 150 to 180 seats, and the far-right party between 120 to 150 seats.
Despite initial expectations favoring the far-right party to win a majority in the first round of voting on the 30th of last month, the situation is interpreted as a reversal in fortunes in the second round of voting.
This turnaround is believed to be due to significant candidate consolidations by the leftist alliance and the centrist coalition to block the far-right party candidates from winning seats in the second round.
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