The surprise French election results.
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Isaac Saul
4.7 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2024
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The French elections. Over the weekend, a leftist coalition called the New Popular Front (NFP) won a plurality of seats in the 2024 French legislative election in a surprise upset over a right-wing movement that was expected to dominate the election. However, the New Popular Front failed to win a majority, leaving open the possibility of a hung parliament, which would be an unprecedented outcome in French history.
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