France: final round of elections TODAY, what you NEED to know about these CRUNCH elections

France is quickly sliding into political chaos

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After a surge of support for Marine Le Pen’s national populist movement in Round 1 of France’s legislative elections, much of the French political class has been doing whatever it can do to stop Le Pen, and the nearly 10 million people who voted for her, from from taking power. With voting for Round 2 now underway, today, here’s what has been happening and what might happen next.