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France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of polarizing elections
![Dimitar Dilkoff French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) party President Jordan Bardella poses prior to a debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The two-round parliamentary election will take place on June 30 and July 7. (Dimitar Dilkoff, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0d9706750f0a42dc8c6948186944c95e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) party President Jordan Bardella poses prior to a debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The two-round parliamentary election will take place on June 30 and July 7. (Dimitar Dilkoff, Pool via AP)
![Dimitar Dilkoff French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal poses prior to a debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The two-round parliamentary election will take place on June 30 and July 7. (Dimitar Dilkoff, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/40935f7017ed43efbdab128d081b3490/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal poses prior to a debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The two-round parliamentary election will take place on June 30 and July 7. (Dimitar Dilkoff, Pool via AP)
![Dimitar Dilkoff From the left, French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) party President Jordan Bardella, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) member Manuel Bompard pose prior to a debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The two-round parliamentary election will take place on June 30 and July 7. (Dimitar Dilkoff, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/224832e83a104744acabf17ce37cd846/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
From the left, French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) party President Jordan Bardella, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) member Manuel Bompard pose prior to a debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The two-round parliamentary election will take place on June 30 and July 7. (Dimitar Dilkoff, Pool via AP)
![Dimitar Dilkoff Far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) member Manuel Bompard poses prior to a debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The two-round parliamentary election will take place on June 30 and July 7. (Dimitar Dilkoff, Pool via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/efabc171c185400a839e1045d5fe5fe3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Far-left party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed) member Manuel Bompard poses prior to a debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The two-round parliamentary election will take place on June 30 and July 7. (Dimitar Dilkoff, Pool via AP)