France's far-right makes gains in southeast, fails to make a breakthrough in Paris
Europe • Jul 1, 2024, 11:13 AM
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The far-right National Rally (RN) party of Marine Le Pen won a resounding victory in the first round of the polls Sunday, with 33.15 percent of the votes cast for members of the National Assembly. The anti-immigration party made large gains in the southeastern Provence Alpes Cote d’Azur region but failed to make a breakthrough in Paris.
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