The French press has largely welcomed the outcome of this election – with few RN supporters among mainstream titles.
Leftist Liberation celebrates the win of the left, saying its leaders "hadn't dare to dream" of a result like this one during 28 sleepless nights since Emmanuel Macron dissolved the assembly.
"C'est ouf" the paper says, French slang that translates along the lines of"It's crazy".
The paper also echoes incumbent PM Attal, who says France has now entered a "new era" when three blocs on the left, right and centre compete for power.
Liberal business paper Les Echos ran a front page showing a grim-faced Mr Bardella with the headline "the slap".
The news outlet says Mr Macron is likely to wait and see what the final make-up of the assembly is, and what the various parties on the Left say before deciding what to do next.
The French president hasn't spoken publicly, but he's appealing to his centre to remain "cautious", despite his coalition's better-than-expected results.
"Unprecedented" is also the word that conservative Le Figaro uses to characterise the outcome of this vote.
But it cautions that the winning leftist New Popular Front may have trouble putting together a workable majority in parliament – and could soon face no confidence motions, with Mr Macron's centrist parties still in the game and able to frustrate the Front in the assembly.