Neither Le Pen nor Macron: A Political Turnaround in Second Round of French Parliamentary Election

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France faces a political turnaround with no party winning an outright majority in the second round of the parliamentary election. The right-wing National Rally party (RN), linked to Marine Le Pen, finished third with 143 seats, while the New Popular Front (NFP) and President Macron’s Ensemble coalition also failed to secure a majority. With an estimated turnout of 67.1%, the highest since 1997, the election has left the country without a clear candidate for prime minister. President Macron is set to analyze the results before making any further decisions, and Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced his resignation following the exit poll results. Dive into this video for an in-depth analysis of the election results and their implications for France's political future.     #FranceElection #LegislativeElections #EmmanuelMacron #NationalAssembly #PoliticalInstability #SnapElection #MarineLePen #FrenchElections2024 #FranceSnapElections

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00:00France faces a hung legislature, with no clear Prime Minister candidate after no party won

00:09an outright majority in the second round of the parliamentary election.

00:15Local media reported this on Sunday, citing final count data provided by the Ministry

00:20of the Interior.

00:22The right-wing National Rally Party, RN, linked to Marine Le Pen, which emerged as the frontrunner

00:28last weekend, finished third this time, winning 143 seats in the 577-strong National Assembly.

00:37The new Popular Front NFP also failed to secure an absolute majority in the legislature, winning

00:43182 seats.

00:46In the first round last weekend, it secured only 32 mandates compared to RN's 37, but

00:53boosted results dramatically following tactical withdrawals by hundreds of candidates.

00:59President Emmanuel Macron's Liberal Ensemble coalition trailed the left with 168 seats,

01:06according to Le Monde.

01:07Turnout this weekend is estimated to have been 67.1 per cent, according to Ipsos Talent,

01:14which would be the highest since 1997, if confirmed.

01:20Macron has refused to address the nation following the vote.

01:24The Elizabeth Palace said the president would analyse the election results before making

01:29any further steps, adding that he would wait for the new parliament to be formed to take

01:35the necessary decisions.

01:37The head of state would respect the choice of the French people, the statement added.

01:43Prime Minister Gabriel Atal announced in the wake of the exit poll results that he would

01:49submit his resignation on Tuesday.

01:52Atal also stated he would never accept the fact that millions of people in France voted

01:58for those he called radicals.

02:01He also remarked that the strength of our values had prevented radical forces from getting

02:07an absolute majority in the legislature.

02:09We have achieved a result that we were told was impossible.

02:15The president must call on the new popular front to govern.

02:20Marine Le Pen said she had too much experience to be disappointed by a result where we doubled

02:27the number of our MPs.

02:29She also stated that the RN's ultimate victory is only delayed.

02:34Macron called early parliamentary elections in the wake of the RN's strong performance

02:39in the European Parliament elections early in June.

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