French election result: Left-wing coalition wins most seats in shocking upset

French President’s Emmanuel Macron ’s centrist Ensemble alliance is projected to fall out of the majority in power, but voters shocked pollsters with a rebuke of Marine LePen’s right-wing National Rally.

Although final results are not expected until Sunday evening, it appears as though there will be a bitter power struggle between France’s left and right wings and the president’s centrists. National Rally did greatly improve its standing in parliament, boosting the number of seats it holds, but it underperformed expectations it would roar to victory.

Hard-left coation leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said the results are an “immense relief for a majority of people in our country.”

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Polling estimates by IFOP project Melenchon’s left wing alliance will have between 180 and 215 seats. Macron’s coalition will have roughly 150-180 and National Rally will pick up between 120-150 seats in the 577-seat parliament, according to Politico.

The surprise result came after National Rally dominated the first round of voting a week ago. With no clear majority coalition, the National Assembly will likely require negotiations between the major coalition leaders for the coming weeks to form a government.

This is a developing story and will be updated.