Moment of Truth Arrives for Macron as Le Pen Eyes a Historic Victory

The snap elections in this nuclear-armed nation will influence the war in Ukraine and global diplomacy, and they are almost certain to undercut the French president for the three years left of his presidency.

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President Macron at the Elysee Palace at Paris, February 26, 2024. AP, file

PARIS — Voting is underway in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock.

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