Polls in France say the far-right National Rally party is set to emerge as the largest group in parliamentary elections this weekend. The party is predicted to gain around 35% of the vote, beating a left wing alliance and the party of president Emmanuel Macron. The prospect of victory for the RN with its nationalist and anti-immigrant policies has France’s allies worried.

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00:52 Gesine Weber, German Marshall Fund of the United States

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