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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Antoun Issa

Afternoon Update: three-night curfew in Alice Springs; leftwing victory in France; and a successful four-day work week trial

Supporters of the leftwing New Popular Front gather at the Place de la Republique in Paris
Supporters of the leftwing New Popular Front gather in Paris after the defeat of the far right. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Afternoon. The rise of the far right in France has been stalled in a snap election that saw a left-green alliance come out on top.

The New Popular Front, a left alliance dominated by the Unbowed France, emerged as the shock winner with 182 MPs in the 577-seat assembly. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance won 163 seats, while Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (and its allies) fell into third place with 143 seats.

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