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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

French elections: who are the key players and what is at stake?

Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right National Rally, with a press camera pointing at him in the street
Jordan Bardella, president of the far-right National Rally. Some observers predict the party could almost treble its deputies in the French parliament after the summer elections. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters

France’s snap legislative election is one of the most consequential in decades for both the country and the rest of Europe, potentially propelling the far-right National Rally (RN) to a parliamentary majority and therefore into government.

The two-round election will take place on 30 June and 7 July. How will it work, what are the stakes and what is the result likely to be?

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