The first exit polls give Marine Le Pen’s National Rally a lead of 33-34%, the second place is occupied by the New People’s Front of the left with a percentage of 29-30%, while in third place and with a percentage of 22-23% comes the alliance of the Macron Ensemble, according to the Belgian media La Libre. The participation rate in the first round of the parliamentary elections in France is expected to reach 67.5%, a record rate after decades, according to an estimate by the polling institute Ipsos. By 5:00 p.m. local time (6:00 p.m. Greek time), turnout stood at 59.39 percent, the interior ministry announced earlier. That percentage is now 20 points higher than the first round of the 2022 election. According to Ipsos, the turnout is expected to be the largest since the 1978 election, with the exception of the 1986 election which was held in one round. With opinion polls predicting that almost one in three of them will vote for Marine Le Pen’s party, the […]
Source: News Beast

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