populist nationalist right National Rally is big winner in French parliament election | Eastern NC Now

UPDATE:  Exit polls show the populist nationalist anti-immigration National Rally winning the first round of France's parliamentary election.  A candidate must get over 50% to win in this round, and few do.  Most districts in this multi-party system require a runoff next Sunday between the top two finishers.  On the basis of matchups and first round results, the exit polls predict the following results next Sunday in the final round:  National Rally:  260-310 seats;  far left NFP 115-145 seats; Macron's globalist / centrist Ensemble 90-120 seats; traditional conservative Les Republicains 30-50 seats;  other small parties 18-28 seats.  A majority in the parliament is 289 seats.

One of the handful to win outright in the first round was National Rally leader Marine LePen who won her district with 58%.  The far left's most notable candidate, former Socialist French President Francois Hollande received only 37% in a district in which he was well known and will face a runoff with a National Rally opponent.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/06/30/macron-wipeout-in-snap-election-he-called-le-pen-surges-and-could-take-outright-majority/

https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/clear-victory-for-le-pen-in-french-elections/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/30/conservative-national-rally-takes-historic-first-f/

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/le-pen-mightier-macron-conservative-national-rally-crushes-macron-socialists-1st-round

ORIGINAL POST:

As France is set to vote in the first round for a new parliament Sunday, two major polls have released results predicting an absolute majority for the populist nationalist anti-immigration National Rally of Marine LePen.  One of those polls, IFOP, has a reputation as France's most accurate, while the other  Elabe, is a major rival.

This would allow the National Rally to form a government without having to form a coalition with partners such as the even more strident anti-immigration Reconquest Party or the traditional conservative Les Republicains.  The pollsters have found a major surge to the National Rally based on concerns of crime and immigration, and the youth vote and womens vote are both part of that surge.

https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news/french-elections-two-poll-institutes-give-le-pens-rn-absolute-majority/

Meanwhile, the leader of the far left coalition that is likely to run second defended chants of "A dead cop is one less vote for LePen" at one of their rallies.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/06/29/a-dead-cop-is-one-less-vote-for-le-pen-violent-hard-left-rhetoric-flies-as-france-snap-election-looms/