French government spokeswoman attacked

French officials revealed on Thursday that government spokeswoman Prisca Thévenot was attacked during an election campaign, just days before legislative elections.

Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on the social media platform X that Thévenot, a candidate for the centrist coalition led by President Emmanuel Macron, her deputy and a party activist were putting up election posters near Paris on Wednesday evening ahead of legislative elections scheduled for July 7 when they were attacked.

Media reported that Thévenot was unharmed and will continue her campaign, but her deputy and the party activist were taken to hospital. It was not immediately clear what injuries they sustained.

The public prosecutor's office said it had opened an investigation into an armed assault on a public servant, but did not provide any indication of a motive for the attack, according to the Associated Press.

Prosecutors said four people, including three minors, were in custody.

France entered the final round of early legislative elections on Wednesday, which could bring the far right to power or an alliance between the left, the center and the center-right, amid an unprecedented political situation in the country.

Days before the second round, the political scene seems unpredictable with the remarkable rise of the National Rally (far right) led by Jordan Bardella (28 years old), who aspires to form the first far-right government in France since World War II, according to Agence France-Presse.