Voting begins after snap election unexpectedly called by Emmanuel Macron after his allies performed poorly in European elections
Mayor André Marie in the town hall polling station for the first constituency of Calvados as voting begins in the first round of the French legislative election.Mayor André Marie in the town hall polling station for the first constituency of Calvados as voting begins in the first round of the French legislative election.Turnout has been much higher today than during France’s last legislative election in 2022.
, a 28-year old member of the European parliament, is the far-right National Rally’s candidate for prime minister. He has taken a deliberately humble tone with voters, part of a strategy to deliver the final phase of Marine Le Pen’s decade-long drive to soften the far-right party’s image.
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