Party leader, Marine Le Pen, speaking in Lyon, said: "About 53 percent of the party members took part in the voting, with 80.81 percent [of those who voted] answered 'Yes' to the question whether they supported the change of the party's name. Therefore, on June 1, 2018, the 'National Front' officially becomes the 'National Rally."
Le Pen said the decision would give the party new momentum and that priority should be to gain power, which could only be achieved through a coalition with allies.
"It closes a chapter of our movement, but it opens a new and better one that will not be less glorious," Le Pen added.
Le Pen proposed the party's rebranding in early March, at the party congress in Lille, in a bid to improve the party's reputation.
From early May, the party members have been voting, answering whether they supported the change of name.
The National Front party, founded in 1972, advocates for conservative values, limiting migration, and opposes European integration.
At the last elections to the European Parliament, the party won 25.4 percent of the French vote.
