Key Figures To Know In France's Left-Wing New Popular Front Bloc
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France elections: If initial projections are confirmed, Macron will be required to name a prime minister from the left-wing New Popular Front.
France's left-wing New Popular Front (NFP), an alliance of parties hastily assembled after President Emmanuel Macron called a surprise snap parliamentary election, looked set to score a shock win in Sunday's vote over the far right and the ruling centrists.
If initial projections are confirmed, Macron will be required to name a prime minister from the bloc. The initial estimates are typically accurate.
The NFP - made up of the Communist Party, the hard left France Unbowed, the Green party and the Socialist Party - has not said who would be its pick for prime minister. The following are some of its best-known figures:
