France's New Popular Front, a left-wing coalition, has won the most seats in the parliamentary elections, but failed to secure a majority, according to France24. 

The hastily formed coalition won less than 289 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly, falling short of an absolute majority. Despite this, the New Popular Front has emerged as the largest force in the elections, marking a significant shift in the country's political landscape.

Meanwhile, President Emmanuel Macron's centrist camp and Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally trailed behind, with the latter winning between 138 and 145 seats, far short of the majority needed. 

The election result has left France with a political landscape marked by fragmentation and uncertainty, devoid of a clear prime ministerial candidate. 

This outcome is a stunning blow to President Emmanuel Macron's party, which had appeared poised for power after Macron's surprise decision to dissolve the National Assembly last month. The move came in response to a significant defeat for his centrist coalition in the European elections, where the far-right made significant gains. 

The result has thrown French politics into disarray, with no clear leader emerging to take the reins.

In the initial round of France's legislative elections, President Macron's party suffered a significant setback, garnering less than 21% of the vote. The far-right National Rally (RN) party secured nearly a third of the votes, outperforming Macron's camp. 

Additionally, the ruling coalition trailed behind the New Popular Front (NFP), a left-wing alliance comprising France Unbowed, Socialists, Greens, and Communists, which won 28% of the vote. This outcome placed Macron's party in a challenging position, sandwiched between a resurgent far-right and a united left-wing front.

he National Rally's eventual defeat can be attributed, in part, to the persistence of the "Front républicain" phenomenon in France, where voters unite to reject far-right candidates. 

Immediately following the announcement of the first-round results on June 30, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, founder of France Unbowed, revealed that the New Popular Front (NFP) had a strategic plan in place to counter the far-right's momentum. This swift response exemplified the determination of the leftist coalition to mobilize against the National Rally's gains.

Speaking in front of an ecstatic crowd of supporters at Paris’s Stalingrad square, Mélenchon called on Macron to ask the left-wing front to form a government immediately, saying the NFP was “ready to govern”. 

"Its constituent parts, the united left, have shown themselves equal to the historic occasion and in their own way have foiled the trap set for the country,” he said. “In its own way, once again, it has saved the Republic."

For his part, Macron still appears to be mulling his options. According to his aides, the president has said he is “waiting for the National Assembly to organise itself” before he makes any decisions as to who he’ll appoint as prime minister. 

Current Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said Sunday night that he would be offering Macron his resignation in the morning.