A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday. The most prominent of the leftist coalition’s leaders, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, hailed the projected result. Far-right National Rally President Jordan Bardella rued ‘the dishonorable alliance.’ And French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he would resign.
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