The leftist alliance got the most seats in France, how did the tables turn suddenly?

Monday, July 8, 2024

This has been made possible by a strategic agreement between leftist and centrist parties. A week ago, the far-right National Rally (RN) party was leading in the first phase, but now the New Popular Front (NFP) has emerged as the largest party in the French Parliament by winning the maximum 182 seats in the second phase.

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party Ensemble Alliance came second by winning 168 seats.

The far-right National Rally and its allies, which won the most votes in the first phase, came third by winning 143 seats.

However, no alliance will be able to secure a majority on its own in France's 577-seat National Assembly.

A major reason for this potential major upset was that many left-wing and centrist candidates withdrew from the electoral race to prevent division among voters against the far-right National Rally.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the far-left leader of the France Unbound party, called the NFP's victory a victory against the far-right and a defeat of Macron's agenda.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon praised the efforts of a broad mobilization against the National Rally.

Leftist supporters are holding a victory rally at the Palace de la République in central Paris.

National Rally leader Jordan Bardella said that the 'coalition of disloyalists' has put France in the hands of the far-left by keeping his party away from power.

Spain's left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has welcomed these trends and said that France has rejected the far-right.

Former French President Francois Hollande said the country narrowly escaped a right-wing move.

Who will be the next Prime Minister of France?

Monday, July 8, 2024

It is not clear who will be the next Prime Minister of France? But Macron's party's current Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he would resign.

Amid the deadlock created by the results of the elections in France, President Emmanuel Macron has asked Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to remain as Prime Minister.

President Macron has said that Gabriel Attal's continuation as Prime Minister is necessary for the stability of France. Gabriel Attal had offered his resignation after Macron's Ensemble party came second in the French general election.

France's Gabriel Attal had said on Sunday, July 7, 2024 that he would resign after the results. In the second round of the general election in France, the leftist alliance - New Popular Front has got the most seats, while Macron's centrist party, which lagged badly in the first round, performed better than expected and came in second place.

The far-right National Rally party, which got the most votes in the first round, has come in third. But none of them has the majority figures and a hung parliament situation has arisen in France.

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