French Prime Minister plans to resign after leftist coalition surge

The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second place and the far right in third

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron leave the voting booth before voting for the second round of the legislative elections in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, northern France (Mohammed Badra, Pool via AP)

France’s prime minister Gabriel Attal has said he plans to resign after a leftist coalition surged to the lead in the country’s legislative elections.

A coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France’s snap elections won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, according to polling projections on Sunday.