There was a high turnout in Sunday’s decisive second round of France’s parliamentary elections, with Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally hoping to achieve an absolute majority in the National Assembly, although surveys suggest it will fall short. Voter turnout was 26.63% at noon (1000 GMT), according to the Interior Ministry in Paris, up from 25.9% at the same time in the first round a week ago and up from only 18.99% at noon in the second round in 2022. Polling stations for the run-off elections are set to close at 8 pm, with first projections based off early vote counts expected soon af…