Marine Le Pen has claimed National Rally has “practically wiped out” Emmanuel Macron after winning a plurality of votes in the first round of voting in the French legislative election. National Rally, which is a populist right-wing party, received 34 per cent support while taking an anti-immigration and Eurosceptic position. Macron’s gamble appears to have backfired, with his centrist coalition collapsing into third place. The left-wing New Popular Front cemented second place, with around 29 per cent support. Speaking after the exit polls, Le Pen claimed National Rally was seeking an “absolute…
