PARIS — France's far right was on Sunday eyeing a historic chance to form a government and claim the post of prime minister after winning the first round of legislative elections with the centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron coming in only third.
PARIS — France's far right was on Sunday eyeing a historic chance to form a government and claim the post of prime minister after winning the first round of legislative elections with the centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron coming in only third.But it remained unclear if the far-right National Rally party of Marine Le Pen would win the absolute majority of seats in the new National Assembly in the July 7 second round.
In a statement, Macron called for a 'broad' alliance against the far right in the second round, which will see run-off votes where there was no outright winner in the first round.The leftwing alliance and the president's camp will be hoping that tactical voting to prevent RN candidates winning seats will leave it short of the absolute majority.
Far Right Eyes Power After Election Win
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