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French Elections: Exit polls show Le Pen leading with 33-34%

A victory for Marine Le Pen’s party, as expected, is indicated by the first exit polls from the parliamentary elections in France.

Estimates give Le Pen’s National Rally 33%, while the New People’s Union, the coalition of the Center and the Left, is at 28.5%.

In third place, at a distance, is the party of President Emmanuel Macron with 22%.

Decision time as France, Germany headline EU vote finale

The final — and by far biggest — day of EU elections started Sunday with voting due in 21 member countries, including France and Germany, where support for surging far-right parties is being tested.

Polling stations opened in Greece and a string of other member states along the European Union's eastern edge, with voting elsewhere set to begin shortly.