Supporters of Marine le Pen, president of the far-right National Rally party, gathered around her on Sunday after polling projections pushed her party into third place in France's elections.
This is the moment champagne swigging National Rally members react to the shock French exit poll that predicts Marine Le Pen 's party will miss out on forming the government.
Veteran presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's party led the race after the first round of elections on June 30, with opinion polls predicting that she would lead the biggest party in Parliament. Footage shows several members of the National Rally with champagne glasses in their hands as they watch the exit poll results being announced
An unprecedented number of candidates who qualified for the runoff stepped aside to allow an opponent to go head-to-head with the National Rally candidate, increasing the chances of defeating them. The snap legislative elections in this nuclear-armed nation and major economy will influence the war in Ukraine, global diplomacy and Europe's economic stability.
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