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00:00Days ahead of the first round of voting in France's parliamentary elections, polls indicate
00:05that the far-right National Rally is still the front-runner in the race.
00:09More than a week after the Republicans' party chief, Eric Ciotti, called for an electoral
00:14pact with Le Pen's party, voting intentions for the National Rally stand at 35 percent.
00:19This, according to a poll by IFOP published on Friday evening.
00:24The figure is up by one percent from the previous day.
00:27It would give the National Rally and its allies between 200 and 240 seats at the National
00:32Assembly, a figure below the 289 threshold required for an absolute majority, but one
00:38that is well above their 88 seats in the outgoing parliament.
00:42Currently in second place is the new popular front, a broad left-wing alliance, who have
00:4629 percent of voting intentions, according to the latest poll, the same percentage as
00:51on Thursday.
00:5388 percent of those who polled in favour of the alliance said they were sure about
00:57their choice, the same amount as those supporting the National Rally, and higher than the presidential
01:02party's 74 percent.
01:05With 21.5 percent of voting intentions, Macron's centrist alliance, Together, is in third place.
01:12The first round of voting is scheduled for the 30th of June.