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Polls show far-right leader Marine Le Pen could win a seat in her northern constituency from the first round, by gaining over 50% of the votes. Marine Le Pen's National Rally scored 19.3% of the popular vote, the poll showed. FRANCE 24's Alison Sargent reports from the National Rally headquarters in Hénin-Beaumont.
Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally, or RN) made historic gains in Sunday’s French parliamentary election second round. FRANCE 24's Luke Shrago tells more.
French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance won the first round of lower house elections on Sunday by a razor-thin margin over the left bloc of Jean-Luc Melenchon although it is likely to extend its lead in next weekend's second-round runoff. Charlotte Minvielle, NUPES candidate for the French living in Northern Europe, speaks to FRANCE 24.
FRANCE 24's James André reports from Les Répulicains headquarters in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron was in danger of falling short of a parliamentary majority after a first round of voting on Sunday, with some polling firms seeing his centrist alliance scoring less than the 289 seats required. Mathieu Doiret, Researcher at IPSOS, speaks to FRANCE 24.
U.S.-led air strikes hit 10 units of Islamic State fighters in Syria in recent days as well as militants with the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan Group. Jillian Kitchener reports.