By Michel Rose
PARIS, June 27 (Reuters) - France holds run-offs for regional elections on Sunday that could shift the balance between political heavyweights vying for pole position in next year s presidential race.
Last Sunday s first round proved dire for President Emmanuel Macron, whose party is on course to win none of France s 13 mainland regions, but was also disappointing for far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
Amid massive abstention, Le Pen s party only came top in one region, Provence in the southeast, belying opinion polls projecting it would come first in six.
Instead, the traditional centre-right conservatives, which had been decimated by Macron in the 2017 presidential and legislative elections, staged a surprise comeback.
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