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Paris stocks rally, euro climbs tracking French election
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Iran election shows declining voter support amid calls for change
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French people voted on Sunday in the first round of high-stakes snap parliamentary elections which could alter France's trajectory and see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first.
France votes in pivotal snap polls as far right eyes power
French people voted on Sunday in the first round of high-stakes snap parliamentary elections which could see the far-right party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first.
France votes in snap polls as far right eyes power
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