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Far right hopes to make history as France votes in high-stakes poll
2 hours ago By Paul Kirby, BBC News, Paris New Caledonia in the Pacific was among the first to vote on Sunday France is voting in a parliamentary election that could make history, with the far right closer to power than it has ever been in modern times. …