Le Pen Gains against Macron in Snap Polls, Rivals Pin Hopes On Second Round

"Macronist Bloc Almost Wiped Out” Le Pen Hails Gains In Snap Polls, Rivals Pin Hopes On Second Round | France's snap parliamentary elections seem to be swinging towards the far-right in a huge setback for President Emmanuel Macron. Marine Le Pen far-right National Rally (RN) party won a resounding victory in the first round of France's parliamentary election on June 30, exit polls showed. "The French have shown their willingness to turn the page on a contemptuous and corrosive power," Le Pen said. Experts believe the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off. Macron faces a serious challenge to prevent the far right from taking an absolute majority and control of government in a historic first

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