This time, the polls got it wrong. The French stared at the prospect of a farright win and despite the start of summer vacation voted in their greatest numbers since 1981 to stop that populist surge. Instead, a leftwing alliance cobbled together three weeks ago after President Emmanuel Macron's shock dissolution of parliament now boasts the largest bloc. 
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