 of Marine Le Pen. It won more support than any other party or coalition, including that of France's centrist president, Emmanuel Macron. When he called for the snap election last month, Macron made a gamble, trying to head off what he saw as a surge by the French far-right in EU elections. The world's Gerry Haddon reports. Just three weeks ago, France's far-right triumphed in elections for the European Union Parliament. It won 31% of the vote. Yesterday, at home, it did even better.