A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections on Sunday 8 July,

The French prime minister looks set to resign and the country is headed for a for hung parliament, after voters delivered an unexpected win for the left. NBC News' Claudio Lavanga reports on a huge political surprise and what it all means.

The champagne had been laid out along with the “petits fours” and Marine Le Pen’s troops were in buoyant mood at National Rally campaign headquarters in Paris after a first round of snap elections in which they came out way in front.