national rally achieve just over twenty three percent of the vote that's ahead of president manuel mcconnell centrist party that won just under twenty two percent that then said the expected result quote confirms the new nationalist globalist division in france and beyond her party is now calling for the formation of a powerful populist group in the european parliament now the penetrance her supporters earlier let's listen to what she had to say. if you want me to argue this is a victory for the people we have taken back power tonight with pride and dignity that also really joyfully welcome this result tonight because never before has the national rally so deserved his name good to go whether it's a vote from the head or the heart rest assured that vote for a national rally was above all a vote for france and the people. let's bring in our correspondent lisa lewis in paris she's been following my columns on march movement there today just outside of where they have been following the results there lisa you know we heard a very victorious sounding marine le pen there very confident is this re