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French far right irked by election results, southern region in play

Europe · June 20, 2021 · 11:19 PM UTC

France's far right performed worse than predicted in Sunday's regional elections, exit polls showed, leaving victory in the southern battleground of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur and a platform for the 2022 presidential election in the balance.

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