France election live: Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally at ‘gates of power’, PM warns
Gabriel Attal urges tactical voting in second round to keep party from forming country’s first far-right governmentFull report: National Rally in reach of being dominant French partyExplainer: what happens now?‘Not a solution’: fears grow over prospect of win for far-right in FranceSixty-five MPs won their seats outright in the first round, meaning they won more than 50% of the vote in their electorate; these included far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who was re-elected with 58% of the vote in Pas-de-Calais.The Socialist leader, Olivier Faure, was also re-elected in Seine-et-Marne in the first round. Continue reading...
Gabriel Attal urges tactical voting in second round to keep party from forming country’s first far-right government
- Full report: National Rally in reach of being dominant French party
- Explainer: what happens now?
- ‘Not a solution’: fears grow over prospect of win for far-right in France
Sixty-five MPs won their seats outright in the first round, meaning they won more than 50% of the vote in their electorate; these included far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who was re-elected with 58% of the vote in Pas-de-Calais.
The Socialist leader, Olivier Faure, was also re-elected in Seine-et-Marne in the first round. Continue reading...