The first round of French elections: National Rally leads with 33.2%

The official results of the first round of French elections are in. The National Rally received 33.2%, the New People's Front 28%, President Emmanuel Macron's camp 20%, and the Republicans 6.6%.

The French Ministry of the Interior has announced the final results of the first round of parliamentary elections. The far-right National Rally won, garnering 30% of the votes along with its allies, reports reuters.com.

The leftist New People's Front came in second with 28% of the votes.

The coalition of the incumbent president's centrist party, Renaissance—Together for the Republic, secured 20% of the votes and placed third.

The official final results announced by the Ministry of the Interior indicate a slightly weaker performance for the National Rally (RN) and the Republicans (LR) compared to the Sunday exit poll by TF1.

In France, elections are held in 577 constituencies according to the majority electoral system. In the first round, candidates who receive 50% of the votes with a turnout of at least 25% of voters in the constituency automatically win.

However, this usually does not happen; therefore, in most constituencies, a second round will take place, scheduled for July 7. All candidates who received more than 12.5% of the eligible votes move on to the second round. Ultimately, the candidate who secures the most votes wins.