According to a recent survey, one in three people in France wants to vote for Marine Le Pen’s right-wing populist party. With 28 percent, the left-green electoral alliance is also well ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s camp (19 percent).
These are the results of a study by the Odoxa Institute on behalf of the magazine ‘Le Nouvel Obs’. Broken down by parliamentary seats, this would give the Rassemblement National (RN) a majority in parliament with 250 to 300 deputies. 160 to 210 MPs would be for the left, 70 to 120 would be for the presidential camp and 10 to 50 MPs would be for the conservatives and the other right-wing party. According to the survey, turnout currently stands at 64 percent.
Two rounds of voting
The members of the French National Assembly are elected in two rounds. Candidates who obtain an absolute majority in a constituency are immediately elected. If this is not the case, a second round will follow among the best-placed candidates and those who received the support of at least 12.5 percent of all eligible voters in the affected district.
The first round of voting in France is on June 30, with the second round on July 7 (see video above). In response to the success of the RN (31.5 percent) in the European elections, President Macron dissolved parliament and called new elections at short notice.
Source: Krone
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