Polling stations in mainland France opened at 8:00am this Sunday (7:00am in Lisbon) for the second and final round of legislative elections in which the far-right National Union (RN) aims to secure a tough absolute majority.
Polling stations will be open until 18:00 (17:00 in Lisbon) in towns and cities or until 20:00 (19:00 in Lisbon) in the country’s main cities, when the first results will be known. .
In the first round on June 30, the National Union managed to win the legislative elections for the first time. It received 33.10% of the vote, followed by the left-wing alliance Nova Frente Popular with 28%, the presidential list Juntos (Ensemble in French) received 20%, and the right and the Republicans remained at 6.7%.
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