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French left and centrist parties unite to block far-right National Rally from gaining power
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An unlikely pact between French left and centrist parties sees their candidates pulling out of the race to prevent Marine Le Pen’s National Rally from securing a landslide victory, after the far-right party climbed ahead in the first round of early legislative elections.
The first round of legislative elections on 30 June saw the National Rally — fronted by party president Jordan Bardella — secure the most votes yet fail to win an outright victory that would have made it France’s first far-right government since World War II.
Some 218 candidates who were supposed to compete in the second round of the elections have pulled out, according to French newspaper Le Monde.
His gamble, however, appeared to have backfired when National Rally surged to first place in the first round of the elections held last Sunday, according to results published by the French interior ministry.
Although the party came out first, the far-right showed it could stop short of having enough to secure a majority in the 577-seat lower chamber of French parliament.
If National Rally were to secure an absolute majority they would have the right to appoint a prime minister and cabinet, however Macron himself has ruled out resigning as president.
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