▁who ▁are ▁active ▁in ▁their ▁local ▁community ▁but ▁generally ▁unknown ▁in ▁national ▁French ▁politics . ▁N umer ous ▁other ▁parties ▁presented ▁candidates , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Mov ement ▁( Mo D em ) ▁and ▁the ▁Left ▁Front ▁( F G ). ▁Many ▁independent ▁candidates ▁were ▁also ▁present ▁in ▁all ▁consist encies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁finished ▁first ▁in ▁six ▁constitu encies , ▁while ▁a ▁Social ist - end ors ed ▁Green ▁candidate ▁finished ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁constitu ency ▁( Cent ral ▁America , ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁South ▁America ). ▁The ▁Union ▁for ▁a ▁Popular ▁Mov ement ▁finished ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁( the ▁fifth , ▁t enth ▁and ▁ele vent h ). ▁The ▁second ▁round , ▁in ▁every ▁constitu ency ▁except ▁the ▁second , ▁was ▁a ▁run - off ▁between ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁U MP . ▁The ▁second ▁round ▁confirmed ▁this ▁tr end , ▁with ▁the ▁left ▁taking ▁eight ▁seats , ▁and ▁the ▁U MP ▁only ▁three . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁significant ▁surprise ; ▁early ▁indic ations ▁had ▁been ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁would ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁right . ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁U MP ▁government ▁had ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁having ▁created ▁these ▁constitu encies ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁establish ▁right - wing ▁safe ▁seats . ▁The ▁left ' s ▁victory ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁" in cred ible ", ▁and ▁explained , ▁by ▁comment ators ▁in ▁Lib ération , ▁as ▁being ▁due ▁to ▁Social ist ▁candidate ▁Cor