France’s far-right National Rally leading in parliamentary elections: Survey
Paris, June 23 France’s far right National Rally (RN) party and its allies are seen leading the first round of the country’s parliamentary elections with 35.5% of the vote, according to a poll published on Sunday. The Ipsos survey –...
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Paris, June 23
France’s far right National Rally (RN) party and its allies are seen leading the first round of the country’s parliamentary elections with 35.5% of the vote, according to a poll published on Sunday.
The Ipsos survey – conducted for Le Parisien newspaper and Radio France on June 19-20 – showed the left-wing New Popular Front alliance in second place with 29.5% of the vote.
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President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance was seen in third place, winning 19.5% of votes.
The RN is unlikely to win an absolute majority in the election that will take place in two rounds, on June 30 and July 7. —Reuters
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