Rassemblement National (RN), the far-right party of Marine Le Pen, would not win an absolute majority in the new National Assembly.
Exit polls published by Belgian media, which distribute data on French legislative elections based on information gathered in small towns, where polling stations closed at 6pm, while in major cities voting will continue until 8 p.m. Belgian public broadcaster Rtbf, RN and its allies would win between 210 and 228 seats, 289 is the majority.
According to another media outlet, La Libre, which cites a poll by Ipsos, the RN and its allies would get 228 seats, the New Popular Front 161, the Ensemble 124, the Republicans and other right-wing parties 50. This data should be taken into account in every case with the utmost care.