French leftists win most seats in legislative elections, beating back far-right surge

(7 Jul 2024)
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Paris, France - 7 July 2024
1. Leaders of France Unbowed far left party walk up onto stage
2. France Unbowed leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon arriving on stage
3. Wide of crowd cheering
4. Wide of leaders on stage
5. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Leader of France Unbowed far left party:
"First of all, we are immensely relieved. You see, tonight, we are allowed something that we had started to doubt and that is to love our country."
6. Supporters cheering
7. Close up of supporter cheering and clapping
8. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Leader of France Unbowed far left party:
"First of all, the President must, either leave, or choose a Prime Minister from within our ranks. It's happened in the past. There was a saying... (crowd saying 'Macron resign')"
9. Supporter clapping
10. People raising arms in the air
11. Close up of Mélenchon on big screen
12. Wide of leaders on stage
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Leader of France Unbowed far left party: ++STARTS ON A WIDE AND ZOOMS IN++
"The constitution gives the President some prerogatives (in terms of Foreign policy) but it also gives some to the Prime Minister. So, both will have to get along in order to, for instance, recognize, as soon as possible, the State of Palestine..."
14. French and Palestinian flags floating above crowd
15. SOUNDBITE (French) Marielle Castry, Left wing alliance supporter:
"We were waiting for the results and at 8pm, I was in the metro and it was crazy! Everybody had their smartphones and were waiting for the results and then everybody was overjoyed and there 'hurrays' in the metro, it was great! So, we're happy - France is not racist!"
16. Crowd clapping and cheering
17. Supporter chanting 'Front Populaire' (Left wing alliance)
18. SOUNDBITE (French) Marielle Castry, Left wing alliance supporter:
"I had been stressed out since June 9 and the European elections. I wasn't feeling good, for like three weeks. And now, I feel good. Relieved. Really. We were all waiting for this moment."
19. Wide of young supporter with flags
20. Supporter holding sign reading (French) “liberty, equality, fraternity”
21. Party activist Elisa Rullier waving flag
22. SOUNDBITE (French) Elisa Rullier, France Unbowed party activist:
"We're tired of this ultra-liberal (capitalist) government and we didn't want fascism, we knew it wasn't the solution. We wanted the solutions of the left. We wanted the solutions put forward by France Unbowed as far as I'm concerned. But France made a clear-cut choice in favor of the left and not the right or the far tight. It means that it's a 'dam' (against the far right) that is going to be constructive and not just something to block them."
23. Close of party activist Shabani Boutet
24. Wide of Boutet and friends
25. SOUNDBITE (French) Shabani Boutet, France Unbowed party activist:
"We've managed to fend off the immediate threat that was the rise to power of (National Rally leader) Jordan Bardella. Now we're going to try and convince the French people over the rest of the mandate, that's for sure but right now. Today, we're celebrating our victory. Our joy is immense. But we'll go and talk to the French people and show them that the solution is not hatred, not the far right and not Macron who hurt us a lot over all these years."
26. Wide of crowd
27. SOUNDBITE (French) Jean-Baptiste Kianza-Diongo, high-school student:
28. Wide of square
STORYLINE:
No one has a majority of parliament seats.
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