French conservatives in turmoil as leader backs Le Pen alliance ahead of snap elections
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The leader of France's main right-wing party on Tuesday said he backed an alliance with the far right of Marine Le Pen in snap legislative elections, triggering a crisis within his own party and fury from the government.