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French vote in round one of snap elections

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Round one of the French parliamentary elections: with the far right party of Marine Le Pen ahead in the polls, what’s expected and what could happen in the next two weeks as the three main voting blocs compete for votes?

Also in the programme: the United Nations says conditions for Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip are ‘unbearable’ following a flare-up in the fighting there – we hear from UNRWA inside Gaza; and we look at the economic impact of banning TikTok in India.

(IMAGE: A voter casts their ballot in the first round of France’s early parliamentary elections, at a polling station in Paris, France, 30 June 2024 / CREDIT: MOHAMMED BADRA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)