The far-right National Front lost its only seat in the French Parliament when a Socialist candidate narrowly won a special runoff vote. The vote for the vacant seat in the southern city of Toulon was held after the incumbent National Front deputy was unseated in February for exceeding the legal campaign-spending limit.
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