by Alice Tidey and Lauren Chadwick at Euro News
Here are some of the key takeaways from the French snap legislative elections.
For the second time in under a month, the ruling centrist coalition of French President Emmanuel Macron was dealt a heavy blow on Sunday by the far-right National Rally (RN) which secured the top position in the first round of the country’s snap legislative elections.
Macron dissolved the National Assembly and called the snap election on 9 June after RN swept to victory in the European elections, obtaining more than double the number of votes Macron’s centrist coalition did.
Macron’s decision to call the election was described by commentators as either a ploy that could grant him the absolute majority he lost two years ago or a dangerous gamble that could see the far-right helm a government for the first time in the country.
Which is it? Euronews brings you the main takeaways from the first round.
Far-right makes historic gains
The National Rally (RN), led by 28-year-old Jordan Bardella,…