Marine Le Pen's National Rally notched a victory in the first round of parliamentary elections across France, according to projections that showed her far-right party moving a step closer to its goal of winning control of the National Assembly and taking the reins of government.

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally notched a victory in the first round of parliamentary elections across France, according to projections that showed her far-right party moving a step closer to its goal of winning control of the National Assembly and taking the reins of government.