France election: Why the far-right made huge gains in the first round of voting

France's far-right National Rally has scored historic gains in the first round of the nation's general election. Their strong showing has prompted President Emmanuel Macron to call for a broad alliance against the far-right. Run-off polls on Jul 7 are likely to see the National Rally, the left-wing New Popular Front coalition and Macron's Together alliance compete for votes. William Denselow explains how the National Rally secured so many votes. Read more: https://cna.asia/3XNQFQm Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia