Le Pen. What Now?

An exclusive briefing note for paying subscribers

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As projected, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) finished first in Round 1 of the legislative elections in France, winning 33% of votes cast, with the radical left, the New People’s Front in second with 28%, President Macron’s coalition in third with 20%, and the centre-right Republicans fourth with 6%. What happens now?

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