France's far-right National Rally in the lead in first-round legislative elections NBC News Top Stories By: Daniel Arkin and Keir Simmons and Nancy Ing and Gabrielle Nolin and Freddie Clayton 30 June 2024 at 15:00 National Rally is leading in the first round of voting in a high-stakes election that puts France on course for a far-right government for the first time since World War II.