The claims the election in France has set the country on edge are being deemed an understatement.  

The snap election called by President Emmanuel Macron earlier this month has the anti-immigration and European Union-sceptic National Rally party enjoying a strong lead in the polls. 

French Correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking that the tension is palpable, with nobody quite knowing where this is going to end. 

She says they're looking at another 36 hours or so before they learn who will be standing in the next round of elections.  

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