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The French have turned out to vote three times in only a month (the European Parliament election, and then two rounds of national government). With the far-right failing at the final hurdle, Emmanuel Macron will probably judge his high-risk gamble a success (Photo: Reuters)

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Left-Green French win is a welcome surprise — but rise of racism is sour hangover

The French on Sunday (7 July) sent one clear message: they don’t want to be governed by the far-right.

The Green-Left alliance surprised everyone, including the pollsters, to become the largest bloc in the French parliament while Marine Le Pen's hard-right National Rally came only third, behind president Emmanuel Macron's centrist coalition.

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The French have turned out to vote three times in only a month (the European Parliament election, and then two rounds of national government). With the far-right failing at the final hurdle, Emmanuel Macron will probably judge his high-risk gamble a success (Photo: Reuters)

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Emma Sofia Dedorson is a Paris-based journalist covering politics, culture and society in France, Spain and Italy.

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