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The far right is on the rise ahead of elections in France. Here’s what you need to know.

France is on the cusp of voting in a far-right government for the first time since World War II, as the national mood appears to be souring on President Emmanuel Macron’s brand of mainstream centrism and lurching toward fiery anti-establishment populism.

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Macron will remain president after the snap election.

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Marine Le Pen and her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, listen to a speech during the 15th congress of the far-right National Front in Lyon, France, in 2014.

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Jordan Bardella prior to the start of a debate in Paris on June 27.

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Gabriel Attal addresses deputies at the National Assembly in Paris on June 5.
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