Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election on Sunday, official results showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off. Here’s how we covered it.
HOW FRENCH MEDIA COVERED THE FIRST ROUND:
In the run-up to the election, France 24 examined the relationship between National Rally and French media tycoon Vincent Bolloré. Reporting it under the headline: "How Bolloré, the 'French Murdoch', carried Le Pen's far right to the brink of power."
Highlighting the significance of National Rally's win, Le Monde’s coverage included how the head of France's communist party Fabien Roussel "was beaten by a Rassemblement National candidate who garnered more than 50% of the vote in the first round".
HOW MEDIA OUTSIDE OF FRANCE COVERED IT:
