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Far-right nationalist party leads after first round of French elections

Voters in France have stunned President Emmanuel Macron with a historic defeat in the first round of voting for a new parliament. Macron's centrist party finished third, behind supporters of the left and right, with Marine Le Pen's far-right party taking first place. The second and final round of voting takes place next Sunday. CBS News foreign correspondent Elaine Cobb has more from Paris.
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