The far right at power's door, the cover of Le Parisien, a daily newspaper, pronounced the morning after the first half of the snap election called by Mr. Macron.
Only two of his candidates and not one of his ministers who were running for a seat got enough votes to be re-elected without a runoff for their positions, compared with 37 members of the far-right National Rally, and 32 of the left-wing coalition of parties called the New Popular Front, which came in second.
But the National Rally now looks very likely to be the largest force in the powerful National Assembly.
The question is whether it will get enough seats to command an absolute majority.
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