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Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off.
The euro was rising in early trading on relief that the far-right National Rally party, which won the first round of France's elections, is unlikely to obtain a majority in the country's parliament, analysts said.
The far-right National Rally party in France scored a convincing early lead in the first round of the country’s parliamentary elections Sunday, according to pollsters, bringing controversial
France's political parties sought to build a united front aimed at blocking the path to government of Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) on Monday, after it made historic gains to win the first round of a parliamentary election.
The pound slipped against the euro on Monday as the single currency rallied on investor expectations that France's far right party might not secure an outright majority after winning the first round of a national election.
European stocks gained on Monday, with French shares leading the charge after the far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains in the first round of parliamentary election, but by a smaller margin than what some polls had suggested.
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -French stocks drove a broader rally in European shares on Monday and bond yields fell as the far right took a smaller lead in the first round of France's election than some expected,
The euro jumped on Monday after a convincing and historic win by the French far right in the first round of parliamentary elections fell slightly short of some expectations, leaving the final result dependent on party deals before a second round next weekend.
European stocks rallied on Monday, with French shares leading the way after the far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains in the first round of parliamentary election, but by a smaller margin than what some polls had suggested.
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election on Sunday, official results showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off.
France is fast heading towards a year of political, economic and maybe financial chaos. After the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, the prospect of a far-right government commanding an absolute majority of seats in the National Assembly can no longer be ruled out.