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Voting has begun in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock.
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Lori Hinnant, The Denver Post, 11 July 2024
The left-wing New Popular Front won 182 seats, the highest number, but failed to win an overall majority, leaving France to face a hung parliament.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2024
Because no one won a majority of seats, France has what’s known as a hung parliament.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 9 July 2024
Sensible Centrist Before the left’s surprise advance in the runoff vote on Sunday, the prospect of a hung parliament had raised the question of whether France could have an apolitical, technocratic government.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024
Read More: Athletes, Celebrities, World Leaders, and More Celebrate France’s Rejection of the Far Right
A hung parliament is unknown territory for modern France.
—John Leicester, TIME, 8 July 2024
Still, the inevitable political wrangling, and anxiety about the influence of the left within a hung parliament, could push up the yield on the nation’s 10-year debt — known as OATs — pushing the spread over safer German bunds wider once again.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 7 July 2024
But Sunday’s results come as a huge upset and show French voters’ overwhelming desire to keep the far right from gaining power – even at the cost of a hung parliament.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 7 July 2024
While the defeat for Macron is likely bad news for France’s precarious finances — a hung parliament could mean gridlock — the worst-case scenarios for investors appear to have receded.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 July 2024
Lori Hinnant, The Denver Post, 11 July 2024
The left-wing New Popular Front won 182 seats, the highest number, but failed to win an overall majority, leaving France to face a hung parliament.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2024
Because no one won a majority of seats, France has what’s known as a hung parliament.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 9 July 2024
Sensible Centrist Before the left’s surprise advance in the runoff vote on Sunday, the prospect of a hung parliament had raised the question of whether France could have an apolitical, technocratic government.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024
Read More: Athletes, Celebrities, World Leaders, and More Celebrate France’s Rejection of the Far Right
A hung parliament is unknown territory for modern France.
—John Leicester, TIME, 8 July 2024
Still, the inevitable political wrangling, and anxiety about the influence of the left within a hung parliament, could push up the yield on the nation’s 10-year debt — known as OATs — pushing the spread over safer German bunds wider once again.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 7 July 2024
But Sunday’s results come as a huge upset and show French voters’ overwhelming desire to keep the far right from gaining power – even at the cost of a hung parliament.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 7 July 2024
While the defeat for Macron is likely bad news for France’s precarious finances — a hung parliament could mean gridlock — the worst-case scenarios for investors appear to have receded.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 1 July 2024
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