A strong showing by a left-green alliance jeopardises the French president's parliamentary majority.
President Macron who voted in Le Touquet has devoted little time yet in campaigning for this vote
Within half an hour of the first projection, a sombre Jean-Luc Mélenchon announced his alliance was in the lead: "The truth at the end of the first round is that the presidential party is beaten and defeated." He called on voters to turn out in force next Sunday "to reject definitively the disastrous policies of Mr Macron's majority".
Mr Mélenchon has proved the exception, leading a vigorous campaign since he came a close third in the presidential election. He has built an alliance called Nupes, made up of his own far-left party France Unbowed, the Socialists, Communists and greens - with the improbable slogan "Mélenchon prime minister".
The prime minister said the government had one week to convince voters and win a majority. Pointing to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, she said "we cannot risk instability"; France's values were at risk, she said: "We alone have a project of coherence and responsibility.
Far-right Marine Le Pen, who was runner-up in the presidential elections, was delighted with her party's performance. The TF1 projection gave her National Rally 19.2% of the vote with 15-30 seats, higher than her current number of eight. Another far-right leader, Éric Zemmour, was knocked out of the election in the first round.
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