France heading to the polls in high-stakes snap parliamentary election

Ballot could see Marine Le Pen’s National Rally form government as polls suggest support for far-right party has strengthenedVoters in France are heading to the polls in the first round of high stakes, snap parliamentary elections that could lead to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen forming a government in a historic first.While polls suggest support for Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigrant National Rally (RN) has strengthened in recent days, the outcome of the two-round election, called three weeks ago by the president, Emmanuel Macron, following the crushing defeat of his allies in the European parliamentary elections, remains highly uncertain. Continue reading...

France heading to the polls in high-stakes snap parliamentary election

Ballot could see Marine Le Pen’s National Rally form government as polls suggest support for far-right party has strengthened

Voters in France are heading to the polls in the first round of high stakes, snap parliamentary elections that could lead to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen forming a government in a historic first.

While polls suggest support for Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigrant National Rally (RN) has strengthened in recent days, the outcome of the two-round election, called three weeks ago by the president, Emmanuel Macron, following the crushing defeat of his allies in the European parliamentary elections, remains highly uncertain. Continue reading...