Elections in France. French voters choose a new assembly

President Emmanuel Macron went to the polls early in the morning, shortly after Marine Le Pen. Gabriel Attal, the current prime minister, had already voted.

As of 5 p.m. local time, the participation rate in these elections reached 59.39 percent, which is a very significant increase compared to 2022.At the same time, 39.4% of voters cast their ballots.

The 49 million voters are expected to go to the polls to elect the 577 representatives of the National Assembly. Opinion polls indicate the victory of the far right, led by Marine Le Pen, and the defeat of Emmanuel Macron’s party.

The French President called for these early elections following the results of the European elections held on June 9. These legislative elections are the most anticipated in modern history in France and are characterized by immigration, taxes and education.

This first round began with the opening of polling stations in some overseas territories.

After polls opened in overseas territories such as Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyana and French Polynesia – in fact, New Caledonia closed polling stations on Saturday with an increase in turnout following protests by A few weeks – as is the case in embassies and consulates on the American continent, it was the turn, this Sunday, on mainland France, where 49.5 million voters were registered to vote.

With the first results expected to appear around eight in the evening, these elections may shake the French political scene and pave the way for the extreme right to come to power within a week.

The June 30 election is just the first round of the two-round system, with July 7 being the key date.

The French National Assembly consists of 577 deputies, elected by several electoral districts: in each of them, there is only one winner in the first round if someone obtains more than 50% of the votes cast, and these represent, in addition to That is, 25% of the total voters.

Opinion polls show that the conservative coalition led by the National Rally Party, led by Bardella and Marine Le Pen, is ahead of its competitors, with voting intention at about 30%, but it is not clear whether they will be able to achieve the absolute majority that Bardella needs for the presidency. He rules without subordination.

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