On Sunday, France held its first round of legislative elections in polling stations. The election, called early by President Emmanuel Macron, could see the far-right come to power for the first time through democratic means. More than 49.5 million citizens are called to the polls to elect their 577 deputies of the National Assembly.
The far-right National Rally (RN) leads polls with a voting intention of 36%, even more than the 31.4% obtained in the European elections on June 9, in which its victory prompted President Emmanuel Macron to call these elections. The New Popular Front (NFP), which represents the left, has an average of 28.2% in the polls, while the Macronist bloc is further behind, with an average of 20.3%, a sharp drop compared to the elections two years ago.
The president of the RN and candidate for prime minister, Jordan Bardella, only 28 years old, has insistently asked the French to give him an absolute majority in order to have a free hand to be able to apply his electoral program without hindrance. Voters will elect 539 deputies from metropolitan France, 27 from overseas territories in the Pacific, Indian Ocean and Caribbean, as well as 11 representing French people living abroad.
However, it’s important to note that this election doesn’t guarantee any party’s victory or defeat as it is extremely difficult to make predictions due to
