Results from the elections showed New Popular Front emerging winner with 182 seats making it the largest group but well short of the 289 required for an absolute majority. Macron's Ensemble alliance won 163 seats and took second place while Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its al
Initial projections from Sunday's vote indicated that the NFP had secured a plurality but fell short of an absolute majority, leaving Macron's ruling party trailing in second place and the right-wing National Rally in third.
In a contest where 501 seats out of 577 were up for grabs in the second round, the NFP and its allies mobilized to challenge the RN's first-round lead. The remaining 76 seats were secured outright in the initial voting phase.
France's Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party has taken the lead in the first round of French parliamentary elections, leaving President Emmanuel Macron's party falling to the third place, according to the initial projections, reported CNN.
The outcome may determine whether Macron's centrist coalition retains power or if France faces a period of political cohabitation with the far-right National Rally (RN), led by Marine Le Pen.
Macron criticised the far-right's approach to insecurity, arguing that it "reduces people to their religion or their origin" and therefore "pushes people towards civil war," in an interview with the podcast "Generation Do It Yourself."
With a timing of 8:36:870, Suhail Ahmed emerged as the comfortable winner in the Group A Upto 550cc class while Kousthuba M (8:47:723) and Rehana B (9:37:111) finished second and third respectively
The competition promises an exhilarating season of high-speed action and innovative features. Spanning six rounds across India, the championship is set to captivate motorsport enthusiasts and competitors alike.
The 26-year-old Pragathi is a Junior Indian National Rally 2022 champion, winner of the Asia-Pacific Rally Star Cup in 2022, and was named the reserve driver for FIA Rally Star for JWRC in 2023
The 21-year-old Jahaan Singh Gill from Chandigarh underlined his supremacy to clinch the prestigious FIA Junior Asia Pacific Rally Championship title 2023 in his maiden outing here on Sunday