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Absolute majority still possible for French far right: Le Pen

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Former president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) parliamentary group Marine Le Pen and RN Mayor of Perpignan Louis Aliot leave the party's headquarters in Paris on July 2, 2024. [AFP]

French far right three-time presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Thursday said her National Rally (RN) party was still capable of winning an absolute majority in the second round of legislative elections this weekend.

The centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron and a broad-left wing coalition have withdrawn over 200 candidates from the runoff on Sunday in a joint effort to ensure the far right is defeated.

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