An exit poll suggests Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally have fallen short in the French parliamentary election, in what our Europe correspondent Adam Parsons describes as an "absolute shock". They had been in the lead after the first round of voting earlier this month.

The latest opinion polls forecast the far-right National Rally to win the most seats in the National Assembly but predicted it may fall short of an absolute majority.

The right-wing, Marine Le Pen-led National Rally is closer than ever to control of France's government, and looking to make the most out of its first-round electoral dominance.