French Head to Polls for Deciding Runoff Election

Published on July 7, 2024

France votes Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s National Rally or produce a hung parliament and years of political deadlock. Here’s the latest: Early Turnout Reported As of noon local time, turnout was at 26.63 percent, according to France’s interior ministry. That’s slightly higher than the 25.90 percent reported at the same time during the first round of voting last Sunday. Prime Minister Casts Ballot in Paris Suburb Prime Minister Gabriel Attal cast his ballot in the Paris suburb of Vanves Sunday morning. French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to vote later in the seaside town of La Touquet, while Ms. Le Pen is not voting after winning her district in northern France outright last week....

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