Macron, French Left-Wing Rivals Race to Stop Le Pen Momentum

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally dominated first election round
The final round of voting in France will take place July 7

WATCH: The first round of France’s legislative elections resulted in an emphatic victory for Marine Le Pen’s far right party National Rally, which has set its sights on an absolute majority. Caroline Connan reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Samy Adghirni, Ania Nussbaum, and Jenny Che

July 1, 2024 at 5:49 AM UTC

Updated on

July 1, 2024 at 11:50 AM UTC

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French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance and the left-wing New Popular Front are weighing whether to pull candidates from the second round of the legislative election on Sunday to keep the ascendant far right out of power.

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally and its allies dominated the first round of voting Sunday, locking up 33.2% of the vote, according to interior ministry figures. The New Popular Front got 28% and Macron’s coalition got 20.8%.