Emmanuel Macron is in danger of seeing the far right sweep to power in the French parliament after Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (NR) surged ahead in the first round of the snap French legislative election.
The NR is on course to win more than a third (34 percent) of today’s vote, according to the Ipsos polling institute, according to Politico.
But French President Mr Macron’s centrist alliance has suffered massive losses, coming just third with only 20.3 percent of the vote. The left alliance have experienced a strong showing on 28.1 percent.
The estimates based on the latest exit poll are forecasting Le Pen’s party to win 230-280 seats in the 577-seat French assembly, with the left ling alliance with 125-165 seatss and Mr Macron’s coalition ending up with just 70-100 seats.
It is a monumental blow for Mr Macron in a move that could spell the end of his seven-year presidency and see the far-right take power in France for the first time.
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