Hundreds of candidates withdraw from French runoff – media

The right-wing National Rally party posted a strong showing in the first round of the parliamentary elections last Sunday

As many as 200 candidates from President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance Party and a left-wing coalition have withdrawn from the runoff in the French parliamentary election, AFP reported on Tuesday, citing its own estimates. The move is aimed at preventing the right-wing National Rally (RN) party and its allies from achieving a majority in the parliament, it said.