Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo confidently assured that the triumph of the far-right party "National Assembly" in the initial phase of the parliamentary elections in France will not mar the festive spirit of the upcoming Olympic Games in the capital, reports BTA.
"The feast will not be darkened. The celebration will be wonderful," Hidalgo told France 2 television. "I am calling on visitors from all over the world: Come, because Paris is the city that still stands for freedom, and a city of resistance!" she added.
"National Assembly" and its allies won the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday with 33 percent of the vote, followed by the newly formed leftist New People's Front coalition. with 28 percent and a big lead over President Emmanuel Macron's broad centrist alliance, which received 22 percent of the vote, official results show.
Far-right opponents are now trying to build a united front to prevent parliament from appointing a prime minister from Marine Le Pen's party. Currently, 28-year-old Jordan Bardella of the "National Assembly" is considered the likely new prime minister, notes Reuters.
"The game is not over. We must mobilize all our forces," said Hidalgo, who is a member of the French Socialist Party.