The far-right Rassemblement National would fall short of winning an absolute majority in upcoming snap elections, according to a Harris Interactive poll that points to France returning a badly fractured National Assembly.
If the prediction for a hung parliament is confirmed by the second-round vote on Sunday, France will enter a period of turmoil with no single faction securing sufficient seats to form a government.
The Harris poll conducted for several French media organisations said that the RN and its allies would win 190 to 220 seats, which is far from the 289 needed for the far right to claim the premiership with a ruling majority.