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Stuart NORVAL

French legislative elections: 'Nation rallied against National Rally', historian says

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"The nation rallied against the National Rally." That's the analysis from our political expert after France's legislative elections returned a hung parliament, with the far-right bloc finishing third. He says that France's left wing stood down its candidates where required, and that in the end the country as a whole chose to not endorse the far right. Andrew Smith, a lecturer in liberal arts at Queen Mary University of London, joined us in Perspective.

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