Early projections show surprise lead for France's left alliance

Surprise projections in France show a left-wing alliance on course to be the biggest bloc in a hung parliament, after elections in which the far-right's ambitions for power appear to have been scuppered by an electoral pact.

On this special edition of Newshour coming live from Paris we take a look at the youth vote and why so many younger people seem to have been persuaded by the far right. And what might these results mean for France's place in Europe?

(Photo: Supporters of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise react after partial results. Credit: Reuters)