The first round of the snap legislative elections in France on Sunday was marked by high turnout and a record result for the far-right National Rally (RN). Nearly 67% of France’s 49.5 million voters cast a ballot, a level not seen since the late 1990s. The RN clinched 33% of the vote and could, come next Monday, dominate the National Assembly and possibly take control of the government. The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) came in second with 29% of the vote while the centrist coalition of French President Emmanuel Macron endured its second crushing electoral defeat in under a month by coming…