German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has shared his worries over the possibility of a far-right triumph in France's forthcoming parliamentary elections.

With less than two weeks leading up to the first round of snap elections initiated by President Emmanuel Macron following his party's significant setback in European elections, Macron’s party is significantly trailing.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made strides in the recent European Parliament elections, while Scholz's governing coalition faced losses.

“I am troubled by the upcoming elections in France,” Scholz said in an interview with public broadcaster ARD, marking his annual summer conversation.

“I wish for the success of parties other than [Marine] Le Pen’s. However, it is ultimately the decision of the French populace,” he remarked.

Massive Protests in France

Following President Macron's call for elections, multitudes have participated in protests throughout France opposing the far-right.

On Saturday, demonstrators clad in violet marched from Place de la Republique in central Paris to Place de la Nation in the east, holding signs that read, “Fight back the far right, not our rights”.

With National Rally (RN) polling at approximately 35 percent, protesters are driven to highlight the repercussions of a far-right victory.

“We must remind everyone that they’re the ones who discussed ‘comfort abortions’, who are consistently attacking family-planning services,” said Morgane Legras, a nuclear engineer and feminist activist involved in the large march in Paris, to AFP.

Additional demonstrations were held in about 50 other cities across the nation.

France’s two-round election system complicates predictions about which party might secure a majority in the lower house of parliament, granting that party the prime minister’s position, which is second only to President Emmanuel Macron.

Opinion surveys indicate that Macron’s ruling coalition is expected to come in third in the legislative elections on June 30 – followed by a second round on July 7 – trailing behind Le Pen’s far-right RN and a new left-wing coalition.

The RN has received unprecedented support after a prolonged effort at “de-demonisation” to shed its extremist image linked to its co-founder, who was part of the Nazi Waffen-SS paramilitary.

Nevertheless, the central theme of RN’s message remains a stance against immigration, Islam, and the European Union.