PoliticsMacron faces critical test in France snap polls: 4 things to know
Social issues, immigration have pushed voters to the far right
From left: Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, President Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella. Macron's decision to call snap legislative elections may have given the far right a chance at governing France. (Source photos by Reuters)
MAILYS PENE-LASSUS, Nikkei staff writer
PARIS -- France goes to the polls Sunday for the first round of snap legislative elections, called by President Emmanuel Macron after his party lost heavily to far-right leader Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National (National Rally) in recent European Union parliamentary elections.