LIVE | France Elections: President Emmanuel Macron Casts His vote in First Round of Snap Elections 

LIVE | France Elections: President Emmanuel Macron Casts His vote in First Round of Snap Elections
French President Emmanuel Macron casts his vote in Le Toquet in the first round of a snap legislative election. Earlier, far-right National Rally Party leaders Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella casted their vote. French voters began voting on Sunday in the first round of a snap parliamentary election. President Emmanuel Macron stunned the country when he called the vote after his centrist alliance was crushed in European elections this month by Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN). "We are going to win an absolute majority," said Le Pen in an interview on Wednesday, predicting that her protege, 28-year-old Jordan Bardella would be prime minister.
Her party has a high-spending economic programme and seeks to reduce immigration. If the RN does win an absolute majority, French diplomacy could be headed for an unprecedented period of turbulence: with Macron - who has said he will continue his presidency until the end of his term in 2027 - and Bardella jostling for the right to speak for France. Bardella has already indicated he would challenge Macron on global issues.
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