The French parliamentary elections took place in the second round; Lowest participation since 1958.
With the announcement of the preliminary results of the French parliamentary elections, none of the coalitions won 50 percent of the vote, and the election was postponed to the second round.
The results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections show that the coalition of President Emmanuel Macron may lose an absolute majority in parliament.
According to preliminary results from the French Interior Ministry, the so-called Ensemble won 25.75 percent of the vote, while the rival Green and Left Party (NUPES) won 25.66 percent.
French analysts believe that in the second round of elections, which will be held next week, the coalition of Macron supporters will win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, but it is not clear that the number of these seats will reach an absolute majority of 289.
“The important issue that will be achieved after the election is the large number of seats that will be allocated to the left-wing coalition,” RFE / RL reported in a report referring to the election results.
CNN also wrote about this election, the second round of elections is scheduled for June 19. And analysts say Macron’s party may not win a 289-seat majority, making him the first French president not to win a parliamentary majority since the 2000 election.
CNN also referred to the declining turnout in the French parliamentary elections, adding that the recent election was driven by a decline in voter turnout, reaching 47%, the lowest turnout. The French Parliament dates back to 1958, when the Fifth French Republic was founded.
According to reports, just like the presidential election, parliamentary elections in France are based on a two-stage system. If no party wins more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round, all candidates with at least 12.5 percent of the vote can run in the second round.
