Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party take the lead in first round of French election voting
by Holly Evans and Tom Watling
Jul 01, 2024
3 minutes
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Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) has taken a strong lead in France’s first round of parliamentary elections, following an unusually high turnout among voters.
Official results showed that the nationalist leader’s party won 33 per cent of the vote, while current president Emmanuel Macron’s Together coalition slumped to third place on 20 per cent. Leftwing party New Popular Front (NFP) scored around 28 per cent.
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