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Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party has won the first round of France’s parliamentary election, although the final result will depend on days of political wheeling and dealing ahead of next Sunday’s run-off.

Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigrant National Rally led a first round of voting on Sunday in exceptionally high-stakes elections that could put France’s government in the hands of a far-right party for the first time since World War II. President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling coalition was beaten into third place by a…

Official results show that the National Rally have won 33 per cent of the vote as Macron’s snap election gamble appears to have backfired

Results show RN and allies took about 33% of votes; President Macron’s centrist alliance slumped to third with 20%.

Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party made big gains in the first round of legislative elections on Sunday, winning an estimated 34% of votes, nearly double their 18% in the first round in 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron has called on voters to block the far right in the…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for a "broad" democratic alliance against the far right after the National Rally party won the first round of parliamentary elections, according to estimates.

Rights groups report rise in racist, homophobic and transphobic attacks in run-up to first round of voting

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France is voting in a parliamentary election with the far right closer to power than it has ever been in modern times

Ballot could enable Marine Le Pen’s National Rally to form government as polls suggest support for party has grown

French people vote on Sunday in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections which could alter France's trajectory and see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first.