Depending on the result, President Emmanuel Macron could be left in a tense "cohabitation" with a prime minister from an opposing party, or with a chamber unable to produce a stable majority for at least a year to govern the EU's second economy and top military power.
Surveys suggest voters will hand the National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen over 35% in the first round on Sunday, with a left alliance trailing on up to 29% and Macron's centrists in the dust at around 20%.
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