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On July 1, French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist faction teamed up with a left-wing alliance to prevent the far-right from gaining an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
Preliminary results of the first round of the French parliamentary election on June 30 showed that the far-right National Rally (RN) party led by politician Marine Le Pen won a big advantage with 33% of the vote, compared to the New Popular Front alliance with 28% and the centrist faction with just over 20%.
The election took place after President Macron dissolved parliament on June 9, with French voters expected to help him stem the rise of the far-right. However, the far-right RN party achieved an “unprecedented” result in the first round of voting, which is believed to open the door to power for the far-right in France for the first time since World War II.
In that context, President Macron's centrists began to cooperate with the left to ensure that the RN party did not win the 289 seats needed for an absolute majority in the 577-seat National Assembly. In addition, the third-place candidates who qualified for the second round were encouraged to withdraw to consolidate the opposition front against the far-right.
In a statement, President Macron also called for a "broad" alliance to fight the far-right, and convened a cabinet meeting on July 1 to decide on the next course of action.
Analysts predict that the results of the early parliamentary elections will likely lead to a "hung parliament", which could cause chaos and paralyze France's political system for months, as the country prepares to host the 2024 Paris Olympics at the end of July.
