![Jean-Francois Badias Sandra Regol, a candidate of the leftist coalition Nouveau Front Populaire (New Popular Front) campaigns for the second round of the legislative election, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. French President Emmanuel Macron called the surprise legislative election on June 9 after his centrist alliance suffered a punishing defeat at the hands of the National Rally in French voting for the European Parliament. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8c48d0bd5b674ab78feba88fea255e93/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Sandra Regol, a candidate of the leftist coalition Nouveau Front Populaire (New Popular Front) campaigns for the second round of the legislative election, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. French President Emmanuel Macron called the surprise legislative election on June 9 after his centrist alliance suffered a punishing defeat at the hands of the National Rally in French voting for the European Parliament. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
![Louise Delmotte People gather at Republique plaza in a protest against the far-right, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/614fa276969e43f3bdbbae730d8d9aa0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
People gather at Republique plaza in a protest against the far-right, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
![Jean-Francois Badias A woman walks past poster reading "Vote" ahead of the second round of the legislative election, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. French President Emmanuel Macron called the surprise legislative election on June 9 after his centrist alliance suffered a punishing defeat at the hands of the National Rally in French voting for the European Parliament. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7cfef78be23d45f09f4f5bd6cc770f4e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A woman walks past poster reading "Vote" ahead of the second round of the legislative election, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. French President Emmanuel Macron called the surprise legislative election on June 9 after his centrist alliance suffered a punishing defeat at the hands of the National Rally in French voting for the European Parliament. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
![Jean-Francois Badias A supporter of the leftist coalition Nouveau Front Populaire (New Popular Front) campaigns for the second round of the legislative election, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. French President Emmanuel Macron called the surprise legislative election on June 9 after his centrist alliance suffered a punishing defeat at the hands of the National Rally in French voting for the European Parliament. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6f84ff0399c749b4b5bdc3570c391a6b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A supporter of the leftist coalition Nouveau Front Populaire (New Popular Front) campaigns for the second round of the legislative election, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. French President Emmanuel Macron called the surprise legislative election on June 9 after his centrist alliance suffered a punishing defeat at the hands of the National Rally in French voting for the European Parliament. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
![Thibault Camus Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, center left, arrives at the National Rally party headquarters, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Paris. The National Rally secured the most votes in the first round of the early legislative elections on June 30 but not enough to claim an overall victory that would allow the formation of France's first far-right government since World War II. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a8ba01737da348cea258e1ead0999a21/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, center left, arrives at the National Rally party headquarters, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Paris. The National Rally secured the most votes in the first round of the early legislative elections on June 30 but not enough to claim an overall victory that would allow the formation of France's first far-right government since World War II. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
![Thibault Camus Far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at the National Rally party headquarters, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Paris. The National Rally secured the most votes in the first round of the early legislative elections on June 30 but not enough to claim an overall victory that would allow the formation of France's first far-right government since World War II. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4f541889deb34b7ea61da20ca98ea8e1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at the National Rally party headquarters, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Paris. The National Rally secured the most votes in the first round of the early legislative elections on June 30 but not enough to claim an overall victory that would allow the formation of France's first far-right government since World War II. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)