The “demonization” of the far-right is no longer working, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said jubilantly, the day after the first round of parliamentary elections in France, where the far-right National Alarm party recorded a historic victory.

“The constant attempt to demonize people who don’t vote left (…) is a trap that fewer and fewer are falling into,” the head of Italy’s post-fascist Adelphia party told Adnkronos news agency.

“We noticed it in Italy, we see it more and more in Europe and in the West,” he added.

Le Pen wins with 33%

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party and its allies won 33% of the vote in the first round of parliamentary elections, the interior ministry announced, while Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s leftist New Popular Front came second with 28%.

President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist coalition received 20% of the vote, according to the ministry’s announcement.

“The early elections announced by Emmanuel Macron backfired on him,” comments the France 24 channel.

The far-right could take between 230 and 280 seats in the French parliament, being “on the verge” of power.

In order for someone to be a real winner, they would have to get an absolute majority. This means that he will have to occupy at least 289 of the total 577 seats in the French National Assembly.

It is recalled that Macron’s alliance had 250 seats in the outgoing composition and needed the support of other parties to pass laws.

Without the absolute majority, the National Coalition will not be able to “pass” either its immigration plans that obey the once known as “France for the French” doctrine, nor the tax breaks it has promised.