France has fallen.
The first round of voting in France did not favor the conservative forces as initially believed.
Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally (RN), despite a strong showing in early polls, secured a significant but not dominant position, only to be overtaken dramatically in the second round, according to exit polls.
The elections, which saw a high voter turnout, initially suggested a possible conservative sweep with the RN at the forefront.
However, it seems the expected conservative surge has been thwarted by a left-wing alliance during the second run-off vote.
According to exit polls, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party is projected to win between 132-152 seats. In contrast, the left-wing alliance New Popular Front is expected to secure between 172-192 seats. A coalition government between Macron and the New Popular Front appears likely.
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