France overseas residents begin voting in second-round of elections

  • 2 months ago
Sunday's legislative elections in mainland France will be decisive, with parties fighting to steal votes from a strong far-right force.
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00:00French overseas territories began voting in the second round of legislative elections,
00:06with the far-right battling against centrist and left-wing forces for the future of France.
00:14Residents of French Guiana, New Caledonia, Saint Martin and other territories will be able to vote a day before those in France.
00:23French nationals living abroad will also be casting their votes,
00:27with parties across the political spectrum trying to secure as many votes as possible.
00:33In France itself, workers are setting up polling stations for the high-stakes second round of the legislative election on Sunday.
00:41French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party came a distant third behind the surging far-right
00:47in last weekend's first round of voting for a new parliament.
00:51Macron called the snap election following the success of the far-right in recent European elections.

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