French leftist coalition poised to pull off surprise victory to defeat nationalist Le Pen
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A far-left coalition Sunday pulled off a surprise victory in the second round of France's parliamentary elections, denying Marine Le Pen's right-wing National Rally the overall majority portended by last week's results, polls show.