It will be possible "to send a very large group of patriotic deputies to the new National Assembly", predicted Marine Le Pen, on the evening of the first round of the legislative elections, last Sunday.
Successful bet for the National Rally: according to the first Ipsos-Sofra-Steria estimates, 89 deputies could be elected at the end of the second round, this Sunday.
In 2017, the RN had only eight deputies elected.
More than enough to form his own group, exceeding the bar of fifteen elected officials, a first since 1986-1988 when Jean-Marie Le Pen had 32 National Front deputies elected.
In the first round, on June 12, the RN had obtained 18.68% of the votes.
A score down from that of Marine Le Pen in the April presidential election (23.15%), but up by nearly 10 points compared to the 2017 legislative elections (8.75%), in a ballot that generally unfavorable to him.
The RN was present this Sunday in 208 constituencies, including 110 in which it came first last Sunday.
Obtaining a group in the National Assembly was the objective set from the start of the campaign for the legislative elections by the party leadership.
This is a major asset for a political party since it makes it possible to set an agenda one day per month and to request the creation of a commission of inquiry once per ordinary session.
It is also an advantage for the allocation of questions to the government and speaking times.
Marine Le Pen, comfortably re-elected in her constituency of Pas-de-Calais, will certainly take the lead of the group.