Far-right bloc outperformed expectations in French elections, while Macron’s center struggled despite mobilization.
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The results of the snap French legislative elections are pending the second round next week, but it is already clear that President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call early elections after losing the European Parliament vote was not clearly beneficial. Despite massive mobilization and record voter turnout, the far-right National Rally bloc gained even more support than in its own European election. While Macron hoped these elections would grant him a majority for full governance, it now seems that if he ends up as a “handicapped duck,” it might be his best possible outcome from the polls. The far-right National Rally secured 10.6 million votes (33.15%), more than double its previous parliamentary election results and triple those from 2017. Second place went to the left-wing bloc, New Popular Front, with nine million votes (28.14%), while President Macron’s Ensemble bloc came in third with 6.8 million votes (21.27%).
