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French election exit poll: Projected victory for left coalition as Marine Le Pen’s far right drop to third

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron leave the voting booth before voting for the second round of the legislative elections in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, northern France (Mohammed Badra, Pool via AP)

Barbara Surk and Helena Alves

A coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France's snap elections won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, according to polling projections on Sunday.

The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance in second place and the far right in third.