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Voter turnout in France on Sunday was running historically high—reflecting the stakes and interest in an election that could weaken Emmanuel Macron’s presidency and have major effects on domestic and foreign policy. All 577 seats in the lower and more critical house of Parliament are up for grabs. Macron has said he won’t resign no matter the result, the New York Times reports, but a new majority of lawmakers aligned against the president would force him to name a political opponent as prime minister. At 5pm, the Interior Ministry said, turnout was more than 59%. For the first time since the N…

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