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France returned to the polls on Sunday in the second round of parliamentary elections, with all eyes on whether Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party can win an unprecedented absolute majority in the National Assembly. Polling stations for the run-off elections opened across mainland France at 8 am (0600 GMT), after voting began on Saturday in the country’s overseas territories. Results are expected in the evening. An outright victory for the anti-immigration National Rally, which won the first round of elections a week ago with 33% of the vote, would mark a turning point in France’s …

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