French voters have denied the far-right a victory in elections that have left political uncertainty ahead.
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00:00Supporters of the French left take to the streets in Paris to celebrate their surprising
00:10win in parliamentary elections, overturning what was a shock first round lead for the
00:16far right.
00:17The anti-immigration party National Rally came third in the second and final round of
00:39voting.
00:40After centrist President Emmanuel Macron and his Prime Minister teamed up with the left
00:46to keep them out of power.
01:16The National Rally fell far short of its hopes of an absolute majority.
01:21But it's still not a good result for President Macron, who gambled on winning a snap election
01:27to hurt the far right and is now facing a hung parliament where the far left could call
01:33the shots and threaten his pro-business reforms.
01:37Macron's Prime Minister said he would be stepping down.
01:40As Paris prepares to host the Olympics, France faces political turmoil and possible paralysis.
02:06In his gamble to try to weaken the far right, President Macron has instead weakened his
02:12own power and left France's parliament more divided than ever.
02:18Klein Wong and Louise Watt for Taiwan Plus.