French House of Representatives elections: Socialist Party wins overwhelmingly

As expected by observers, on June 17, the Socialist Party of new President Francois Hollande won an overwhelming victory in the second round of the French National Assembly election, thereby creating conditions for Mr. Hollande to be able to implement the commitments in the presidential election platform last May.

According to preliminary results announced by the French Interior Ministry and polling institutes, in this second round, the Socialist Party won from 308 to 320 seats, exceeding the necessary majority in the 577-seat House of Representatives.

Meanwhile, former President Nicolas Sarkozy's right-wing Alliance for a Popular Movement and the New Centre party won between 221 and 231 seats.

In a surprise move, the far-right National Front will be present in the French National Assembly for the first time since 1998 after winning at least two seats in the south, despite its leader, Marine Le Pen, losing the parliamentary election. Ms. Le Pen has now requested a recount in her constituency.

Another notable point is that Ms. Segolene Royal, one of the senior leaders of the Socialist Party, also failed in the race to become a member of parliament and had to give up the idea of ​​becoming President of the French National Assembly.

According to statistics, the voter turnout rate in the second round of this House of Representatives election was 56% - a record low.

However, analysts say the victory of the ruling Socialist Party is a sign that the French people want and believe in a strong and unified government to help the country overcome the current crisis./.

According to (Vietnam+) - DT