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Marseille (France), Jun 26 (EFE) .- (Camera: Rafael Cañas) The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region has become the great booty of the second round of the French regional elections this Sunday, given the possibility of that the extreme right-wing Agrupación Nacional (RN) gets its first regional government.FOOTAGE OF MARSEILLESOUNDBITES BY SERGE (CITIZEN)TRANSLATION1.- "There are two essential reasons. Here at the edge of the sea people go to the beach all day, and the elections are in second place after the beach. And the second reason is that I think there are many people who are a little disgusted by what happens in politics "2.- "I think there is going to be an awakening, a democratic awakening. People who are going to vote, but they will do it to barricade. As we see it often in the elections, finally there are people who are going to vote in the second round to do so. barricade. It is what I think will happen. I think that tomorrow the National Group will not happen. "
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French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his wife and several ministers, visits Saint-Omer in the northern Pas-de-Calais region, which has been devastated by several days of rain, flooding and high water, to offer his support. IMAGES
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