 It's been another high turnout, slightly above the first round a week ago. Voters sense that there's a lot at stake in the election. That galvanises people. A week ago, it seemed possible that the national rally of Marine Le Pen would win an absolute majority in the election and therefore form the next French government. But since then, the centre and left have come together in many constituencies with candidates withdrawing in order to concentrate the anti-RN vote.