The first results from the early election in France have arrived! The far-right is leading with 34 percent.

In the first round of early general elections in France, according to exit polls, the far right is leading the race with 34% of the votes.

FAR RIGHT DOMINATES EARLY ELECTIONS

The first round of early general elections in France was held with high turnout. The results of the elections, where citizens determined 577 members of the National Assembly who will represent them for 5 years, have started to come in. According to exit polls, the far right is leading the race with 34% of the votes.

NATIONAL UNITY FRONT IS LEADING

The far right National Unity Front and its allies won 34.2% of the votes, while the New People's Front came in second with 29.1%. Emmanuel Macron's center-right party received 21.5% of the votes.

Accordingly, the distribution of seats in the parliament is as follows:

• National Unity Front and its allies: between 240 and 270
• New People's Front: between 180 and 200
• Macron's Center-Right: between 60 and 90
• Republicans and other right-wing parties: between 30 and 50

RECORD TURNOUT IN ELECTIONS

The polling stations in the mainland closed at 6:00 PM local time, while in major cities including the capital Paris, they closed at 8:00 PM. According to the statement made by the Ministry of Interior, as of 5:00 PM, 59.39% of the voters cast their votes in the voting process that started at 8:00 AM. In the elections held in the country in 2022, this rate was recorded as 39.42%. This shows that the turnout rate increased by 20 points compared to the previous election at the same hours. As of 5:00 PM in the first round of these general elections, the voter turnout rate was the highest since 1978.

The high turnout of the citizens despite the holiday period shows the importance given to this election in the country. According to BFMTV, a survey conducted by Ifop revealed that 19% of voters aged between 18 and 24 postponed their holiday plans to be able to vote today.

FRANCE'S PATH TO EARLY ELECTIONS

The far-right National Unity (RN) has been increasing its votes in the last 3 elections in France and ranked first with 31.4% in the European Parliament (EP) elections on June 9. Upon this, President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly and decided to hold early elections with the first round on June 30 and the second round on July 7.

PROTESTS HELD ACROSS FRANCE

The rise of the far right in the country has led to protests, and demonstrations have been held in many cities. Many figures from the center parties in France called for cooperation against the far right, and the Socialist Party (PS), France Unbowed (LFI), Greens (EELV), and French Communist Party (PCF) announced that they would act together and participate in the elections under the name of the New People's Front Alliance.

MACRON HAS NO INTENTION TO RESIGN

While the far-right RN formed an alliance with Eric Ciotti, the leader of the center-right Republicans (LR) Party, and some LR members, the ruling party Renaissance, along with its partners MoDem and Horizon Party, formed the "Together for the Republic" Alliance. President Macron, whose term will end in April 2027, announced that he would not resign even if the far-right RN party achieves a majority in the National Assembly.