In a stunning turn of events, François-Xavier Ceccoli, a right-wing candidate, has emerged victorious in Corsica's second constituency of Haute-Corse.

Ceccoli's win over incumbent autonomist Jean-Félix Acquaviva marks the end of a decade-long nationalist dominance in the island's politics.

The 55-year-old engineer secured a margin of over 4,000 votes, sending shockwaves through the nationalist majority.

This upset victory not only terminates the winning streak of autonomists since 2015 but also challenges the hegemony of Gilles Simeoni's Femu a Corsica movement.

Meanwhile, in other constituencies, the National Rally failed to make significant inroads, with candidates from various political spectrums, including nationalists and centrists, emerging victorious.