French voters had, once again, kept the far right out of power. On Monday morning, incertitude: A hung parliament, shaky alliances and the threat of turbulent years ahead.

French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap vote to keep right-wing forces at bay. It ended in deadlock, a resurgent left and a leadership crisis.

Turnout, at 66.63%, was the highest in a parliamentary second round since 1997. Even if RN's vote held up, this time it was having to contend with non-RN votes often being used tactically to create a "barrage" or block against them. All over France, RN was losing run-offs it needed to win. Some of their candidates were less than appealing.