The second and final round of France's election is fast approaching, as centrist and left-wing politicians ramp up tactics to prevent Marine Le Pen's far-right party, National Rally, from gaining power. The deadline for candidates to pull out of seats where they are not the main challenger to the National Rally has now passed. We hear from a candidate from the radical left party France Unbowed who decided to pull out of the race and we speak to a pollster about the National Rally's electoral prospects.

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(Photo: Marine Le Pen reacts on stage after partial results in the first round of the early French parliamentary elections in Henin-Beaumont, France, June 30, 2024. Credit: Reuters / Yves Herman)