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Left heading for shock victory in French election
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PARIS — The leftwing alliance in France is on course to win the most seats in a dramatic parliamentary election, dealing a blow to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen, according to early estimates.
Le Pen’s National Rally came top in the first round a week ago and was aiming to secure the most seats in France’s legislature for the first time in the party’s history.
The seat projections for the final, second round of the election are based on early estimates and a lot could could change as official results are announced from the vote-counting in the hours ahead.
Frantic political maneuvering over the past few days saw Macron’s team and leaders of parties on the left muster their forces in a national effort to thwart the far right.
In the minutes after the estimates were announced, the far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon called on Macron to nominate a prime minister from the leftwing alliance, known as the New Popular Front.
Mélenchon said the New Popular Front would want to implement its manifesto, including revoking Macron’s controversial pensions reforms and introducing big hikes in the minimum wage.
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