France to vote today with far-right on cusp of power

VOTING got underway in some of France's overseas territories on Saturday in high-stakes snap parliamentary elections, which could change the country's trajectory and see the farright party of Marine Le Pen take power in a historic first.

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Residents of the tiny French archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, located off the coast of Canada, began casting their ballots in the first round of elections. They will be followed by voters in France's islands in the Caribbean and the South American territory of French Guiana.

Voting will later start in territories in the Pacific and then in the Indian Ocean before it gets underway on the mainland on Sunday.