Fireworks light up the Place de la Republique during France elections

Fireworks light up the Place de la Republique during France elections | VOA News

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Hundreds of people celebrated in central Paris Sunday evening after exit polls projected the far right has failed to win a majority in France’s parliamentary elections.
The crowd in Place de la Republique was seen cheering, waving flags and lighting fireworks.
A coalition of the French left - that quickly banded together to beat the surging National Rally party of Marine Le Pen - won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections.
The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance in second and the far right in third.
The lack of majority for any single alliance plunged France into political and economic turmoil. Final results are not expected until late Sunday or early Monday in the highly volatile snap election, which was called just four weeks ago in a huge gamble for Macron.
The deeply unpopular president lost control of parliament, according to the projections. Marine Le Pen's far-right drastically increased the number of seats it holds in parliament but fell far short of expectations.
The snap legislative elections in this nuclear-armed nation and major economy will influence the war in Ukraine, global diplomacy and Europe's economic stability.
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