Polls open in 2nd round of French parliament vote expected to see far-right success

A voter casts their ballot at a polling station at the Ko We Kara cultural centre in Noumea, in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, during the second round of France's legislative elections on July 7, 2024 (Delphine MAYEUR / AFP)
A voter casts their ballot at a polling station at the Ko We Kara cultural centre in Noumea, in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, during the second round of France's legislative elections on July 7, 2024 (Delphine MAYEUR / AFP)

Polling stations open across mainland France for a second round parliamentary vote that is expected to be won by far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN).

While the anti-immigration, eurosceptic party may not win an outright majority, a hung parliament would leave a divided France in political limbo and weaken its international standing.

Voting was to continue to 6 p.m. local time, or 8 p.m. in major cities, when voting estimates will be released.

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