French presidential candidate, leader of the Defiant France movement Jean-Luc Mélenchon. File photoPARIS, Jun 12 For the first time in the history of the Fifth Republic, the incumbent president of France did not win a majority in a parliamentary election, said the leader of the left-wing Rebellious France party and the New People's Ecological and Social Union (Nupes) coalition Jean-Luc Mélenchon. «The presidential party is defeated and defeated. For the first time, an elected president has not been able to win an absolute majority,» Mélenchon, whose speech was broadcast on his social networks, said commenting on the first results of the elections. He noted that the left union will participate in the second round of 19 June in more than 500 electoral districts. On Sunday, the first round of elections to the National Assembly of the country (the lower house of parliament) was held in France. In the regions, polling stations closed at 18:00 (19:00 Moscow time), in large cities — at 20:00 local time (21:00 Moscow time). According to the Ministry of the Interior, the turnout at 17:00 local time (18:00 Moscow time) was 39.42%. Emmanuel Macron «Together!» 
Macron or Le Pen: which future will the French choose? processing of more than 70% of the votes shows that the Macron coalition is in the lead, gaining 24.29%, while the left-wing alliance of Mélenchon receives 22.61%. The second round of parliamentary elections will be held in France on June 19. In these elections, 577 deputies of the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) are elected for a period of five years from almost 6,300 applicants for a deputy mandate.
