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Now playing Next Europe News No majority, no obvious coalition: What is next in France? The victorious left/green New Popular Front and an unexpected surge in votes for president Macron's liberal Ensemble alliance have beaten Marine Le Pen's nationalists into third place in France’s legislative assembly elections. 07/07/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News France's legislative runoff elections explained Voters in France cast their ballots on Sunday in the second round of what's being tipped as crucial snap parliamentary elections that could produce the country's first far-right government since World War II. 07/07/2024