The first projections in the 2024 French legislative election say leftists have won most seats. The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second and the far right in third.

Left-green alliance has 171-187 seats: Ipsos projection
And here are the latest Ipsos numbers.

Left-green New Popular Front: 171-187 seats

Macron’s allies: 152-163 seats

Far right National Rally and allies: 134-152 seats

French PM Attal to resign after leftist alliance trounces Macron's ruling party.

Initial projections from France's snap legislative elections on Sunday showed the New Popular Front – a hastily cobbled-together leftist coalition – leading both Macron's ruling party (in second place) and the right-wing National Rally (in third) but falling short of an absolute majority, according to Ipsos Talan polling. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he would resign on Monday but that he will carry out his duties as long as required. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. 

The polling projections show that no party has won an outright majority. There likely will be weeks of intense political negotiations to choose a new prime minister and form a government. France’s president risks being forced to share power with a prime minister opposed to his pro-business, pro-European Union policies.