PARIS—A coalition of leftist parties won the most seats in France’s parliamentary elections, according to projections based on early ballot counts, in a stunning come-from-behind victory fueled by a groundswell of opposition to Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigrant forces.
A projection by polling firm Elabe estimated that the New Popular Front—a coalition of parties that includes socialists, greens and far-left France Unbowed—is expected to garner between 175 and 205 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly. The party of President Emmanuel Macron and its allies won between 150 and 175, according to Elabe, while Le Pen’s National Rally and its allies finished between 115 and 150 seats.
h/t DS
