France went to the polls for the first round of regional elections on Sunday (Monday in Manila) that could see Marine Le Pen's far-right party make gains and step further into the political mainstream.

The election will see new assemblies elected for mainland France's 13 regions and 96 departments with Le Pen's National Rally (RN) tipped to win at least one region for the first time in what would be a major coup.

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