a left-wing Alliance emerged as a dominant force in the French Parliament propelled by strategic voting that thwarted significant gains by the far-right L Marine lepin National rally projected to secure up to 192 seats the left surpassed president Emanuel macron's Centrist Alliance and the far right which ranked third despite their lead the left fell short of an absolute majority by around 100 seats amid a high turnout of approximately 67% the guardian has reported as a result France faced a fragmented Parliament with no clear majority block likely divided among the left Centrist and the far right