it is eight in the morning in singapore and two a.m. in paris. where exit polls from the first round of france s parliamentary elections, suggest the far right have made historic gains. turnout was the highest, for 40 years. marine le pen s hard right national rally party came top, with more than a third of the vote, followed by a surge in support for the left wing coalition, with around 28% of the vote. president macron s gamble to hold the snap election, saw his centre right alliance of parties relegated to third place. a final result won t be known for another week, with a second round of voting for the national assembly s 577 seats, next sunday. andrew harding, has the latest from paris. a kiss for marine le pen this morning. a politician once considered too extreme for most french voters, today her national rally is on a role. and with her her 28 protege who was hoping to be france s next prime minister. results show their party on the left has worn over a third of all v
exit polls predict it will take as much as 3a percent, about 6 percent more than the left wing coalition, the new popular front. trailing in third is the centrist alliance of president emmanuel macron, with just over 20 percent. national rally s leader marine le pen says macron s camp has been practically wiped out . here s what she told her supporters on sunday. the people of france have thus demonstrated unequivocally in this vote their desire to turn the page after seven years of the page after seven years of the exercise of contemptuous corrosive power. we thank the voters warmly and welcomed the result is a first step towards demonstrating a sign of confidence in us, which is an honour and an obligation. an estimated 65.5% of eligible voters cast ballots in the first round of france s parliamentary election, election, according to polling company, ipsos. that s the highest turnout in a french parliamentary vote since 1997. now, some party leaders are urging citizens to
exit polls predict it will take as much as 3a percent, about 6 percent more than the left wing coalition, the new popular front. trailing in third is the centrist alliance of president emmanuel macron, with just over 20 percent. national rally s leader marine le pen says macron s camp has been practically wiped out . here s what she told her supporters on sunday. translation: the people of france have thus - demonstrated unequivocally in this vote their desire to turn the page after seven years of the exercise of contemptuous, corrosive power. we thank the voters warmly and welcomed the result is a first step towards demonstrating a sign of confidence in us, which is an honour and an obligation. an estimated 65.5 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in the cast ballots first round of france s parliamentary election, according to polling company, ipsos. that s the highest turnout in a french parliamentary vote since 1997. now, some party leaders are urging citizens to vote
exit polls predict it will take as much as 34%, about 6% more than the left wing coalition new popular front. trailing in third is the centrist alliance of president emmanuel macron, withjust over 20%. national rally s leader marine le pen says macron s camp has been practically wiped out . here s what she told her supporters on sunday. translation: the people of france have thus - demonstrated unequivocally in this vote their desire to turn the page after seven years of the exercise of contemptuous, corrosive power. we thank the voters warmly and welcomed the result is a first step towards demonstrating a sign of confidence in us, which is an honour and an obligation. an estimated 65.5% of eligible voters cast ballots in the cast ballots first round of france s parliamentary election, according to polling company ipsos. that s the highest turnout in a french parliamentary vote since 1997. now, some party leaders are urging citizens to vote tactically in next week s second r