French snap elections: New left-wing alliance vows to 'remain united until victory'

Supporters and party leaders gathered for the French left-wing alliance's first rally on Monday (June 17) in Montreuil, near Paris, as campaigning kicked off for France's snap parliamentary election. Political parties representing the French left-wing reached an agreement on June 12 to form a 'Popular Front' to contest the snap parliamentary election which will be held over the coming month.