French legislative elections: Far-right leader Le Pen wants absolute majority to make Bardella PM
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The far-right National Rally leaped into a strong lead Sunday in France's first round of legislative elections, polling agencies projected, bringing the party closer to being able to form a government in round two and dealing a major slap to centrist President Emmanuel Macron and his risky decision to call the surprise ballot. FRANCE 24's Clovis Casali reports.