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PARIS. The polling stations for the second round of the legislative elections have just opened in France. In the race for the majority in the French Parliament, spotlights are on Emmanuel Macron, who sees 289 seats at risk, the one necessary for the Ensemble government coalition! to govern with peace of mind.
But Nupes, the Union of the gauche led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is also making his run to the last breath, certain of being the first opposition force and ready to do anything for a cohabitation with Macron. Again, it is an uphill challenge. The heat – which yesterday in Paris reached 38 degrees and in some areas of France even 41 or 42 – could further weigh on abstention, already a record last Sunday with 52.49%.