Voting Begins In French Snap Elections

The polling began at 8:00 am (0600 GMT/UTC), and the first projection of results are expected by 8:00 pm (1800 GMT/UTC)

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Around 49 million peoples are eligible to vote

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The election won't replace President Macron, who serves until 2027. He'll pick a prime minister from the majority party in the National Assembly

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The New Popular Front, a left-wing and Green coalition, holds 149 seats. It formed after President Macron called for snap elections

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Macron's Renaissance party, part of the Ensemble coalition, supports Ukraine against Russia and holds 250 seats

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Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally, with 88 seats, is projected to gain the most this election. It's anti-immigration, anti-EU, and is known to have ties to Russia

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