First-Stage Voting Begins in French Legislative Election
Voting is underway for the first part of France's two-stage legislative election. Polls indicate the right-wing National Rally could be the first far-right party to take power since World War II. The second stage of the election will be held on July 7th.
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00:00Voters are heading to the polls in the first round of France's two-stage legislative election.
00:06Incumbent President Emmanuel Macron will remain in his post after the election,
00:10but will be forced to choose a prime minister from the party or alliance that gains a majority.
00:16Macron dissolved parliament and called a snap election after his centrist alliance lost out
00:22to the right-wing national rally in the recent European elections.
00:26The anti-immigrant party is placing high in opinion polls.
00:29The second phase of the election will begin on July 7th.