The united gauche Nupes, led by the radical leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, today obtained 26.80% of the votes against 25.80% of the Ensemble coalition!
by Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the French legislatures.
These are the results of the first exit polls released by French TV.
The first projections in seats still give the macronist majority the possibility of maintaining an absolute majority, assigning Ensemble!
between 270 and 310 seats.
170-220 seats would go to the Nupes gauche (Jean-Luc Mélenchon).
An absolute majority, which sprints to 289 seats, is not guaranteed for the macronist Ensemble! Coalition, which still remains firmly ahead of the Nupes left.
Everything will depend on the number of constituencies in which there will be duels (Ensemble! Against Nupes) and in which "triangular" ones are expected, with the probable participation of Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National (between 15 and 30 seats).
In Macron's first term, the government - including the MoDem's centrist allies - enjoyed a very large majority, 341 seats.
"Tonight I appeal to the people, we will be present in over 500 constituencies in the 2nd round, pour your ballots into the polls next Sunday": thus, a visibly excited Jean-Luc Mélenchon greeted the results of the first round of presidential elections.
"The presidential party has been beaten, it is the first time that a president has won and he is unable to confirm the victory after 2 months in the legislative elections," said the leader of Nupes, the left-wing coalition.
Elbow to elbow with the union of the gauche (Nupes), the presidential majority of Emmanuel Macron "will be present in an overwhelming majority of constituencies" in the second round of next Sunday's legislative elections: this is what the government spokeswoman Olivia Grégoire said. speaking live on France 2 after the announcement of the results of the first round.
Grégoire then deplored "the weak participation and the rate of abstentions", which in her opinion is "the most important fact that should question us all".
You still drop the turnout in the legislative elections in France, at 5 pm calculated by the Ministry of the Interior at 39.42%, down by 1.3 points compared to the same time in 2017, when it had reached historic lows.