Violent clashes erupted on the streets of France as a left-wing coalition won the most seats in the parliamentary elections, beating Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally which came third.The results dashed Ms Le Pen's hopes of forming the country's first hard-right government since the war as footage showed masked protesters on the streets with flares and as around 30,

A tense alliance between France’s centrist and leftist parties has kept the far-right National Rally party at bay, according to exit polls. A bloc of left-wing parties is projected to finish first, while President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance is predicted to come in second.