 Hello, I'm Govinda Gill with the BBC News. Unusually large numbers of voters have been casting their ballots in the first round of snap parliamentary elections in France. By midday, turnout was 26%, the highest in more than 40 years. The far-right's national rally is expected to win most votes. A left-wing alliance and the together-centrist bloc led by President Macron's party are likely to be its closest challengers. These voters said it was time for change.