Can o left-wing coalition emerged as the first force in the second round of the French elections and the risk of Marine Le Pen’s party rising to power was averted, however the rates of the far-right National Rally increased, confirming that it is a force to be reckoned with and not to be neglected.

Macron’s colpo grosso with the surprise announcement of elections immediately after the June 9 European elections has been heavily criticized in the intervening period and characterized as a very high-risk move. But judging by the result brought relief in the French and in Europe after managing to reduce the far-right coalition to third place.

According to the official data from the French Ministry of the Interior so farthe National Rally (RN) emerged as the biggest force gathering 8.7444. 414 votes.

His left alliance New People’s Front came dsecond in votes, got 7,005,340.

Macron’s coalition came third in votes, Ensembleearning 6,314,425.

Fourth force came the Center Right Les Republicaineswith 1,474,650.

“Tonight, the National Front is the leading party in France in terms of the number of MPs. I see the seeds of tomorrow’s victory. The tide is rising, it hasn’t risen high enough this time, but the victory was just delayed,” Le Pen noted last night, as soon as her defeat became apparent.

Parliamentary elections in France are held in a two-round system, in 577 single-member constituencies.

Those candidates who collect more than 12.5% ​​in the first round advance to the second round (if he manages to collect 50% plus one vote, he is automatically elected from the first round).

Thus, the second round often involves three or more rarely four candidates.

As many candidates withdrew leaving room for the Left and Macron blocs, Le Pen’s bloc lost seats.