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“Victory is at hand, so let’s seize this historic opportunity and go vote,” Marine Le Pen wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday.

Victory means that the leader of the National Assembly obtains a clear majority in Parliament.

The latest opinion poll before the elections shows that Le Pen is able to obtain the clear majority she dreams of.

Measure from Ifop faith Her party has 36 percent support.

The left-wing coalition, the New People's Front, is expected to obtain 29%, while the centrist bloc led by President Macron will obtain 21%. Polling stations opened in France on Sunday morning.

In the Paris suburb of Sèvres, 70-year-old Didier Delacroix says he voted for Macron's coalition.

– Otherwise, there will be complete chaos, says the former company director to Reuters news agency.

The elections may be historic in French and European politics.

– I hope that every French citizen understands the seriousness of the matter and realizes that there is a lot at stake. “They have to understand that it is the future of the country that is at stake,” Laurent Bablon told Reuters.

Many voters tell news agencies that France is at a political crossroads.

“It is important to return to some kind of normality and try to ban extremists,” Evelyn Kosuth told The Associated Press at a polling station.

It's hard to calculate

The French electoral system makes it difficult to calculate how many states a party can get based on ballot numbers.

The elections will be held in two rounds: the first round on Sunday, June 30, and the second round on Sunday, July 7.

Because parties are able to form coalitions before the second round, there is a great deal of uncertainty about mandates.

Based on the latest measurements, the analysis shows that Nasjonal Samling could gain between 260 and 295 places.

Since 289 of the 577 seats are needed for a clear majority, Le Pen is right that victory may be within reach.

Young candidate for prime minister

If Le Pen's party wins, she will not become prime minister.

Marine Le Pen is only focused on winning the presidential election in 2027.

Instead, 28-year-old Jordan Bardella will become prime minister.

Already today, France has a record young prime minister, 34-year-old Gabriel Attal.

Closes at 8pm

To actually be elected in the first round of voting on Sunday, a candidate must receive at least 50 percent.

Brice Tintorier, CEO of polling agency Ipsos, says: The Parisian The National Assembly will have candidates already selected in the first round today.

Polling centers are open from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 8 p.m

The forecasts are expected to come immediately after the polls close.

Then will come the first signs of whether right-wing populists will have a future prime minister in France.