Leftist NFP wins French election, to focus on marine energies

A newly-formed coalition of leftists called the New Popular Front (NFP) has achieved a surprise win in France’s snap elections on Sunday by securing the most seats in the National Assembly, though not enough for an absolute majority.

The left-wing coalition won 182 seats, which is more than the 163 secured by President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble alliance and the 143 seats earned by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party. The number of seats required for an absolute majority is 289, far more than what any party or coalition won in this particular election.

Le soir où le soleil s'est levé à 20h !#VictoireNFP pic.twitter.com/ByCEbsGML8

— Jean-Luc Mélenchon (@JLMelenchon) July 7, 2024

Pre-election, the Jean-Luc Melenchon-headed NFP committed to making France the European leader in marine energies with a focus on offshore wind and tidal power. Furthermore, it intends to pass an energy-climate law and implement a climate plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

NFP has also pledged to prevent companies developing new fossil fuel projects from getting bank financing.

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