The Latest | In a surprise, French leftists win the most seats in legislative elections

Polls have closed in France, and surprise polling projections say a coalition on the left that came together to try to keep the far right from power has won the most parliamentary seats in the pivotal runoff elections. There was high turnout among voters. The projections based on the actual vote count in select constituencies put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second and the far right in third. There is a lack of majority for any single alliance. Final results are not expected until late Sunday or early Monday in the snap election that was called just four weeks ago in a huge gamble for Macron. The far right drastically increased the number of seats it holds in parliament but fell far short of expectations.