French election: exit poll predicts shock win for leftwing alliance

France's leftwing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition is expected to win the most seats in the second voting round of parliamentary elections, leading pollsters said on 7 July, putting it on track for an unexpected win over the far-right National Rally (RN) but short of an absolute majority.

An Elabe poll for BFM TV projected 175-205 seats for the NFP, while an Opinionway poll for C News TV said it would win 180-210 seats. Both surveys put President Emmanuel Macron's centrist bloc narrowly ahead of Marine Le Pen's RN in second place. For an absolute majority in the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, 289 seats are needed

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[katherine]

Putin must be fuming 😂 He burned a lot of money on this

[RiverTheMagnificent]

England rejected far right.
France rejected far right.

America, you can (and have to) do it in November!

[trartalacrem]

For someone who lives in France this is not at all a surprise or a "shock" win. You could feel since the announcement of Front Populaire that the trend was changing.

[townee]

how is this a shock? this is what they planned.

[unknown]

Literally everyone else vs le pen


Shocker they don't have the most seats 🤯

[frog]

Almost like when the entire political establishment unites to combat any real change, the establishment wins... 😲

[cfcrkie]

Youths played a big part in french election

[darthunleashed]

Cringe. I guess europe hasn't woken up

[lyelqft]

so le pen went from miles ahead to behind? hmmm

[nicholasstokes]

Not really the great win they make it out to be. Took a combination of like 5 different entire parties and all of their supporters put together in order to stop a single right wing party.

[Budanevey]

Macron's _Guerre Civile_ prevented? Or just postponed...

[Nikitateagurl_]

France dont let your country be the next Lebanon. VOTE RIGHT

[shimpoopimpoo]

So much for the strengthening of the extreme right in Europe.

[Criminalchannel]

Viva Humanity ❤🎉 well done France and UK 🎉🎉

[sygrovesteve]

The coalition may not last and likely to be ineffectual while it does

[Cherrytune]

WELL DONE FRANCE Sanity has prevailed 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

[reidger]

This election is so fixed it's unbelievable

[TC-yqog]

The tears of the far right. What a SHAME. 😂😂😂😂 looks like the “silent majority” forgot to go out and vote.

[biffalump]

Shows us all in real time how fixed it is

[oyhpile]

France was saved from the worst, thank goodness