FRENCH CANDIDATES BOW OUT IN BID TO BLOCK FAR-RIGHT
PARIS, July 2 (Reuters) – Opponents of France’s National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more candidates said they would bow out of this weekend’s run-off election to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote. Some 180-plus candidates have confirmed they will not stand in Sunday’s second-round for […]