French Election

France Suddenly in Gridlock After Surprise Election Result

WEB The National Rally party on Sunday won a crushing victory in the first round of voting for the French National Assembly bringing its long-taboo.

People voting in Paris during France's legislative elections on Sunday Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times. France's election came just a few days after the United Kingdom's center-left Labour Party swept to victory with a landslide.

Far-left La France Insoumise - LFI - France Unbowed party members Mathilde Panot right and Rachel Keke wave to supporters at the party's electoral headquarters in Montreuil, France, on Sunday.