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European Parliament elections not only determine the make-up of the next EU assembly and help decide who ends up running top European institutions but can also play back into the national politics of the bloc’s 28 member states. FRANCE: Emmanuel Macron’s allies put on a brave face as exit polls showed a narrow defeat at the hands of Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National party.