2024-07-08 04:16:48
The first predictions of the presidential election in France delighted thousands of people who took to the streets to wait while their colleagues finished casting their votes.
After the historic advance of the far-right National Rally party during the first round, analysts indicated that this formation led by Marine Le Pen was on the verge of control.
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But the strategy of some centre-left and left-wing candidates abandoning the race to unify the vote changed the results, with the left-wing coalition of the New Popular Front leading the vote, according to the first opinion polls .
Although official confirmation is still lacking, the main characters of the day were the celebrations – and long faces.
Many people gathered to watch the election results together, given the importance of the vote for France. (EPA). The celebration was especially huge in Paris, where the citizens carried slogans with the French triptych “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.” (Reuters). In the displays, you could read posters with phrases like “the suffix will not go to the right.” (EPA). Celebrations spread to different parts of the country: in Marseille, in the south of France, citizens declared “Marseille, proud and popular citizen.” (EPA). After the celebration over the results of the first round, supporters of Le Pen and the National Rally party were surprised when their victory fell. (EPA). (EPA). (EPA).
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