Far-right National Rally strengthening in final polls ahead of vote
Marine Le Penβs party has pledged to boost spending power, slash immigration and restore law and order
The far-right National Rally (RN) has strengthened in final polls, including one suggesting it could be on course for a historic parliamentary majority, as candidates fought for votes on the last day of campaigning before the first-round ballot in Franceβs most momentous election for decades.
Two days before Sundayβs ballot, two polls on Friday showed Marine Le Penβs anti-immigration, France-first party pulling steadily further ahead in a race it has led since President Emmanuel Macron called the shock ballot almost three weeks ago after the defeat of his centrists in the European parliamentary election.
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