French left beats Le Pen’s far right
in election shock
Posted By: Dreadnought, 7/7/2024 10:39:52 PM
PARIS — The left-wing alliance in France won the most seats in parliament in a dramatic election, dealing a surprise blow to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen. In the first round of voting a week ago Le Pen’s National Rally came top and was aiming to secure the most seats in France’s legislature for the first time in the party’s history on Sunday. But tactical voting and collaboration between Le Pen’s opponents to keep her party out of power paid off, final results showed. The election, however, looks set to throw the country into a period of political turmoil, with no single group coming close
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