Campaigning kicks off in France for snap election
PARIS - Campaigning kicked off in France on Monday for a snap parliamentary election which opinion polls suggest the far-right National Rally will win, with President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance coming third, behind a leftwing ticket.
It saw the eurosceptic, anti-immigration RN getting 35% of the votes in the first round on June 30, with 26% for the newly agreed, fragile alliance of leftwing parties, and just 19% for Macron. The second round will take place on July 7. Macron gathered key ministers and aides on Sunday evening to discuss the election, a source who took part in the meeting said, adding that they decided not to field any candidates in about 60 constituencies - out of 577 - where they considered that another mainstream candidate was in a better position to win.
"What I observe is that it has created in our country, among the French people, everywhere, worries, incomprehension, sometimes anger. That's what I see among our voters."
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