 some elements in the Republicans who would come over. The National Rally already have an alliance with part of the Republicans. That's the leader, Eric Sciotti, who came over to them. But most of the party, of the Republican Party, has not made that move. The RN is hinting that there are nonetheless some candidates who, if elected, will be willing to work with them if they try to form a government. But it's still quite iffy, and they would still need to be quite near that absolute majority to be sure that they could form a government. Hugh Schofield in Paris.