 The coalition, said Parsons, of the left and the so-called center, which means not quite as far left, decided to withdraw some of their candidates simply to thwart Marine Le Pen. Looks like it's worked. This concerning development, says TGP's coverage, comes after the leftist Labour Party won the United Kingdom's general election in what looks like a landslide and their leader, leftist Keir Starmer, has become the new prime minister.