
The president of France's far-right National Rally claimed historic gains for the party on Sunday and blamed French President Emmanuel Macron for "plunging France into uncertainty and instability".
In a somber speech after the legislative vote in the second round, Jordan Bardella denounced Macron's political maneuvering that caused the National Rally to fall far short of expectations after a strong showing in the first round.
An unprecedented number of candidates who qualified for the runoff from multiple parties dropped out to allow a better-placed rival to go head-to-head with the National Rally candidate, increasing the odds of defeating them.
Despite forecasts widely considered disappointing for the anti-immigration nationalist party, it still increased its number of seats in parliament to an unprecedented high, according to poll forecasts. No party won a majority, threatening to plunge France into political turmoil.
" Macron and Prime Minister Gabriel Attal played dangerous electoral games with the extreme left and putting the RN in a compromising situation, especially when the European elections brought us to power with 34%.
We were well ahead in the first round and at a rate of 45% in some areas of France. "Macron not only pushed the country into insecurity and instability, but also for refusing the request for security ," he said.
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