France's far-right takes lion's share of first-round votes: What now? | DW News

France and the rest of Europe are waking up to the possibility of the far-right coming to power in one of the EU's founding members.
Marine LePen's National Rally has taken the largest share of the vote with 33% in the first round of snap parliamentary elections in France. President Emmanuel Macron's centrists trailed in third with 20%, behind a left-wing alliance that pulled 28% of the vote. Macron is calling on voters to prevent the far-right from winning a governing majority in next Sunday's decisive final round.

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