France election live: Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally at ‘gates of power’, PM warns | France

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The Socialist leader, Olivier Faure, was also re-elected in Seine-et-Marne in the first round.

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Other prominent figures to be re-elected included Sandrine Rousseau, an economist and “eco-feminist”; Manuel Bompard, a senior member of the hard-left France Unbowed party (LFI); and Mathilde Panot, LFI president.

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Prime minister Gabriel Attal came first with 44% of votes in his electorate of Hauts-de-Seine, but will face a run off as will former prime minister Elisabeth Borne, who came second to a National Rally candidate in Calvados with just 29%.

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In northern France, one of the most popular figures on the French left — the head of the Communist party, Fabien Roussel — was knocked out in the first round by the far-right National Rally candidate, Guillaume Florquin.

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Former Socialist president Francois Hollande, who surprised voters by announcing his candidacy just two weeks ago, also faces a runoff but won the most votes with 38% in the seat of Corrèze.

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Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s live coverage of the French election results with me, Helen Livingstone.

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President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance and the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition have called for tactical voting after the far-right National Rally (RN) won the most votes in a first round of parliamentary elections.

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Prime minister Gabriel Attal, who is likely to be forced to resign after the second round, warned that the far right was now at the “gates of power” and said the RN should not get a “single vote” in the second round.

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“We have seven days to spare France from catastrophe,” said Raphael Glucksmann, a key figure in the left-wing alliance.

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If the RN wins an absolute majority (which remains difficult to achieve), it would be the first time in French history that a far-right party has won a parliamentary election and formed a government, and Macron would have to share power with the far right. If the RN wins the most seats but not a majority, Macron could find himself in a hanging parliament, unable to govern France, the EU’s second-largest economy and strongest military.

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The French president stunned and bewildered his own government and supporters this month by deciding to dissolve parliament and call early elections after his centrist pro-European coalition suffered a crushing defeat to the RN in EU elections.

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As the first results came in on Sunday, he asserted in a statement that “this vote is important for all our compatriots and a desire to clarify the political situation.”

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Key developments so far include:

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• Marine Le PenFrance’s far-right National Rally party won around 34% of the vote in the first round of legislative elections, according to exit polls, increasing its chances of becoming the largest political force in the French Parliament.

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• The New Popular Front (NFP), a hastily formed left-wing coalition, won about 29% of the vote. President Emmanuel MacronAccording to exit polls, the Together coalition won by 20.5% to 23% of the vote.

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• However, national estimates from the first round of voting may not reflect the final breakdown of seats in Parliament, which will be determined by the results of elections in the constituencies.

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• Turnout was very high, with pollster Ipsos estimating that 65.8% of eligible voters voted.

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• After the voting is over, Le Pen He said the French people “have shown with a clear vote… their desire to put an end to seven years of contempt and corruption.” [presidency]Macron’s

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• Far-right forces across Europe celebrated the national rally.

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• 65 deputies were elected in the first round of voting – a huge number, including 38 from the far-right National Rally party and its coalition. Eric Ciotti This figure is more than double what Le Pen had predicted.

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• In the evening, pressure grew from left and centre figures for strategic voting in the second round next Sunday.

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• Thousands of people took part in street demonstrations against the far right, including in Paris’ Place de la Republique, where barricades were set on fire. Jean-Luc MélenchonAnne Lafcadio Hearn, leader of the far-left party Unbowed France…

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• Gabriel AttalThe prime minister, an ally of Macron, said the Rally National should not be given “one vote at all.” “The objective is clear: to prevent the Rally National from gaining an absolute majority,” he said.

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• Melenchon The Left Alliance said it would withdraw all of its candidates who came third in the first round of voting, adding: “Our policy is simple: we will not cast a single vote for the National Alliance.”

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• But it is unclear whether Macron’s centrist coalition will do the same. Macron He called on voters to support “clearly republican and democratic” candidates, which, according to his latest declaration, would include the more moderate left-wing parties of the NFP but not candidates from an “unbending France.”

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• Atal The chancellor had been due to sign a decree on Monday morning that would have placed new limits on unemployment benefits, a policy that has come under attack from the far right and left, but he decided to suspend the decree instead.

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