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It was a big day for the far-right National Rally. Just how big will not be clear until after a second round of voting.

Many expressed shock that Marine Le Pen’s nationalist party was so close to power after the first round of a snap election.

A surprise decision by President Emmanuel Macron to hold a snap election appears to have backfired badly, giving the National Rally a decisive victory.

Participation was unusually strong as voters headed to the polls for a parliamentary election that could put the country on a new course. Here’s what to watch for.

President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise call for new elections in France’s lower house of Parliament is seen as a risky gamble.

Stress, ovarian cancer, buoyancy disorders: Every pet has its troubles, and needs a good doctor who makes house calls.

Three bodies were discovered near the mountain’s crater, the local media reported. Separately, a professional climber fell unconscious and died.

Also, the upcoming U.S. presidential debate and the vote in Iran.

Activists say the blaze that killed 23 laborers at a battery plant, most of them from China, shows that such workers need better protection.

Many long considered Marine Le Pen’s party too extreme to be anywhere close to power. Now, the party could win a parliamentary election — and fill the prime minister’s seat.