00:00President Emmanuel Macron cast his vote on Sunday in the seaside resort of La Touquet, alongside his wife Brigitte.
00:07Far-right leader Marine Le Pen didn't need to vote again, as she already won her district in northern France in the first round last Sunday.
00:15And her deputy, Jordan Bardella, also didn't need to vote again, as he's also been re-elected.
00:21Like the President, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal had to vote for a second time in the district of Vendves in the south-western suburbs of Paris.
00:30By midday, the turnout stood at 26.6%, the highest percentage at that time on a legislative election day since 1981.
00:39Former Socialist President Francois Hollande voted in Corrèze in the south.
00:44He's a candidate for the new Popular Party, a broad coalition of leftists and greens.
00:50Exit polls in the evening based on partial results will indicate who's likely to have won.
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