French election 2024 live: Voting under way in seismic poll as far right aims to become dominant force in national assembly

French election 2024 live: Voting under way in seismic poll as far right aims to become dominant force in national assembly

Republican Front hoping to prevent Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration National Rally from winning outright majority of 289

“The individual freedoms, tolerance and respect for others is what at stake today,” Thomas Bertrand, a 45-year-old voter who works in advertising, told the AP.

Pierre Lubin, a 45-year-old business manager, was worried about whether the polls would produce an effective government. “This is a concern for us,” Lubin said. “Will it be a technical government or a coalition government made up of [different] political forces?”

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