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Former president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen gives a speech during the results evening of the first round of the parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on June 30, 2024. A divided France is voting in high-stakes parliamentary elections that could see the anti-immigrant and eurosceptic party of Marine Le Pen sweep to power in a historic first. The candidates formally ended their frantic campaigns at midnight June 28, with political activity banned until the first round of voting. (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI / AFP) (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP via Getty Images)

French Conservatives Make Huge Gains In Historic French Election Results

France could soon see a right-wing party obtain power for the first time since World War II, with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally making huge gains in the first round of a high-stakes snap election on Sunday.

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 10: Ursula von der Leyen, German Christian Democrats (CDU) member and President of the European Commission, speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the CDU leadership the day after European parliamentary elections on June 10, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU won 30% of the vote yesterday, coming in a strong first place finish, far ahead of the individual parties of Germany’s three-party coalition government, including the German Social Democrats (SPD) of Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Voters across member states of the European Union cast their ballots over the last four days to elect representatives to the next European Parliament. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Right-Wing Parties Gain Multiple Seats In Major European Parliament Elections

After four days of voting, with over 400 million people across 27 countries, European voters have pulled the bloc’s 720-seat parliament “farther to the right than it’s ever been,” according to international political analysts.