Polls projecting far-right win in France were wrong

[underwaterrhymes]

Left wing projected to win following parliamentary elections. Far right, which was initially projected to win, coming in third.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna160586

[Vespasia]

I was just coming to post this. apnews.com/article/france-elections-far-right-macron-08f10a7416a2494c85dcd562f33401d1

We're in Brussels so this is all over the local channels. Really hoping we can have a similar result in 4 months.

[konapoppy]

One of the highly-reported actions that led to this was folks actually dropping out to avoid vote splitting that would help the far right. I imagine we have some races that would benefit from this unified front:

Since then, more than 200 candidates confirmed they would not stand in the second round to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote, according to local media estimates. Protests also swept the country as demonstrators called on voters to turn out against the RN, with marches in the French capital on Wednesday.