“ Final results: The leftist coalition has taken the most seats in parliament. Emmanuel Macron’s centrists came in second and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally is third.”
No party has a majority, but it looks like a far-left coalition will make one.
“ According to the second-round results tallied early Monday, a leftist coalition surged to take the most seats in parliament, with 182. Macron’s centrists have 168 seats and the unpopular president will have to form alliances to run the government. Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, which had led in the first round of voting, got 143 seats.”
Good luck with that - here’s what the far-left has promised (from AP):
Ahead of Sunday’s vote, the leaders of the alliance’s four main parties promised unwavering support for Ukraine. They also promised to reverse a law that raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, raise the minimum wage, adjust salaries and pensions with the inflation rate, and freeze food and energy prices to boost people’s purchasing power.