French left and centrists scramble to unite against far right for election runoff
Briefly

Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) and its allies lead with 33% of the vote in the first round of parliamentary elections, prompting leftwing and centrist parties to negotiate and strategize to prevent the RN from gaining an absolute majority.
Rival parties are employing tactical voting and bargaining to thwart the RN's parliamentary dominance. Macron's centrists and the NFP alliance consider withdrawing candidates to consolidate support against the RN.
Macron urges voters to support candidates who are clearly republican and democratic to counter the far-right RN's ascent to power. There's a call for clarity from Macron's camp regarding the exclusion of RN and LFI candidates.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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