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Popular Front advertises what it would do with power as France votes in first round of parliamentary election
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron stand in the voting booth before voting in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, northern France, June 30, 2024
THE first round of France’s parliamentary elections got under way yesterday.
Polls were still open when thi story was published, but figures suggested turnout was sharply up on two years ago.
Most constituencies will go to run-offs in a week’s time, with many likely to see a second-round choice between Marine Le Pen’s National Rally and the Popular Front alliance of left-wing parties.
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