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The far-right National Rally leaped into a strong lead in France's first round of legislative elections, pollers projected, bringing the party closer to being able to form a government in round two.
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National Rally is leading in the first round of voting in a high-stakes election that puts France on course for a far-right government for the first time since World War II.
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A surprise decision by President Emmanuel Macron to hold a snap election appears to have backfired badly, giving the National Rally a decisive victory, early returns showed.
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Millions will have to opt between supporting the far right or a bloc dominated by the far left in parliamentary elections
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Snap legislative elections could end French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist political experiment and bring Marine Le Pen's far-right party to power.
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