After voting in the first round of the early parliamentary elections in France, where the far-right party emerged leading with over 34% of the votes, French President Emmanuel Macron's party declined to 21%. Cameras captured Macron walking in the northern part of the country. Macron was seen with his wife Brigitte and several companions, wearing black sunglasses, a hat, and a black jacket, strolling through the streets of France. He greeted some passersby in the street.
Calls to Confront the Far Right
This comes as initial forecasts showed the far-right National Rally party, led by Marine Le Pen, progressing in the first round of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday, with Macron's party falling to third place. Preliminary estimates from "Ipsos" indicated that the far-right coalition, headed by the National Rally party, ranked first with 34% of the votes, followed by the left coalition in second place with 28.1%, while Macron's party lagged significantly in third place with 20.3%.
President Macron urged yesterday for a "big coalition" to confront the far right and called on voters to hinder its advance in the decisive second round of the legislative elections. Marine Le Pen noted that "Macron's camp has virtually been erased," stating, "We hope Bardella will be the Prime Minister of France after the elections," referring to Jordan Bardella, who is the most likely candidate to lead the government.
It is worth mentioning that Macron will remain president after the parliamentary elections, the second round of which will take place on July 7, but he will need to choose a Prime Minister from the party or coalition that wins the most seats in the National Assembly, regardless of policy differences.
