They are now scrambling to try and avoid a full control by the Pen government.
Italy has already fallen. Germany is next.
The far-left idiots, lead by former leader Merkel have F'ed Europe for generations. Thanks I'm sure to great work by Chinese and Russian intelligence agencies.
Parties begin prioritising blocking far right
Jordan Bardella aims to be prime minister after Marine Le Pen's National Rally won 34%, while French President Macron's centrist alliance won 20.3%.
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Less than an hour after the end of voting in the first round, party heavyweights are already looking ahead to the second taking place next week.
With dozens of three-way races expected, the leaders are considering when to tactically withdraw third-placed candidates.
Jean-Luc Melenchon, who heads the hard-left France Unbowed party, has just said: "Nowhere will we allow the [far-right] National Rally to win."
Macron calls for broad alliance against far-right
Following the early exit polls just announced, French President Emmanuel Macron has just spoken with AFP news agency.
The French president has called for voters to rally behind "republican and democratic" candidates in the second round of the elections being held next Sunday.
Macron also welcomed the high voter turnout in today's first round.