French far-right on the doorstep of power after years of 'de-demonisation' strategy
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France's far right was on Sunday eyeing a historic chance to form a government and claim the post of prime minister after winning the first round of legislative elections with the centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron coming in only third. The two-round vote could put the far-right in power in France for the first time since the Nazi occupation in World War II and give 28-year-old RN party chief Jordan Bardella, a protege of its longtime leader Le Pen, the chance to form a government. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Kethevane Gorgestani tells us more.