Right-Wing Party Wins First Round of French Elections

Head of French National Rally party Marine Le Pen (C) holds ballots next to Mayor of Henin-Beaumont Steeve Briois (R), before voting in the first round of parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, North of France, on June 30, 2024. Francois Lo Presti/AFP via Getty Images

The right-wing National Rally party is projected to win the largest share of the vote in France’s first round of parliamentary balloting on June 30.

Former president of the National Rally party Marine Le Pen gives a speech during the results evening of the first round of the parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on June 30, 2024. Francois Lo Presti/AFP via Getty Images