Macron's bloc falls short of absolute majority, leftist coalition second, large gains for far right [View all]
Source: France 24
French voters have cast their votes to fill the 577-seat National Assembly, the French parliament’s lower-house chamber, and shorn President Emmanuel Macron of his parliamentary majority.
The latest estimations show Macron’s centre-right alliance Together won 234 seats, the leftwing bloc NUPES has taken 141, and the far-right National Rally has won 90 seats, among others.
Reacting to the night's first estimates, Macron's Budget Minister Gabriel Attal said, "It's less than what we hoped for. The French have not given us an absolute majority. It's an unprecedented situation that will require us to overcome our divisions."
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