FALCON POWERS – The latest poll suggests a far-right majority can be blocked in parliament, with the National Rally falling short of the 289 seats needed to control the National Assembly.
French centrist and left-wing parties are trying to find a way to block a far-right majority in parliament — and a new poll shows that this is possible.
A Harris Interactive survey for Challenges magazine, the first since an anti-National Rally (RN) alliance was formed, indicates that Marine Le Pen’s far-right party might not win the 289 seats needed to control the 577-seat National Assembly.
According to this poll, efforts by President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists and the leftist bloc New Popular Front (NFP) to block the far-right as a so-called Republican Front (or Front Républicain) might be effective.
The forecast shows that the RN and its allies are likely to obtain between 190 and 220 seats. Meanwhile, the centre-right Republicans (LR) — who have allied with Le Pen — were projected to win between 30 and 50 seats.
This outcome would likely prevent the possibility of a far-right minority government supported by part of the LR parliamentary group.
