text:  The far-right national rally is at the gates of power for the first time since the Second World War, eyeing a parliamentary majority. But across France, opposition candidates have dropped out in three-way races, urging supporters to unite behind a single figure who can stop the far-right. The Prime Minister cast his ballot knowing France has been plunged into uncertainty by President Macron's snap poll, with probably either a far-right majority or a hung parliament and paralysis.