“Le Pen first but without majority” –

The Rassemblement National (RN), the party led by Marine Le Pen, would gain first place but would not win an absolute majority in the new National Assembly, according to exit polls published by Belgian media, which release data on the French legislative elections based on information collected in small towns, where polling stations closed at 6 p.m. Voting in large cities continues until 8 p.m. According to Belgian public broadcaster RTBF, the RN and its allies would win between 210 and 228 seats, far from the 289 required for an absolute majority.

According to another media outlet, La Libre, which cites an Ipsos poll, RN and its allies would obtain 228 seats, the New Popular Front 161, Ensemble 124, the Republicans and other right-wing parties 50. Meanwhile, it seems that the French President, Emmanuel Macron, is meeting at the Elysée with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the leaders of the parties of the outgoing majority. This has been learned by Le Figaro. The meeting is taking place an hour and a half before the announcement of the results of the second round of the legislative elections. According to the entourage of the Head of State, however, “no speech is planned at this stage” by the President of the Republic following the elections.