French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party LREM and its allies are on track to win an absolute majority in parliament, estimates showed Sunday. Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, meanwhile, has won a seat in parliament for the first time.
According to an Ipsos poll, Macron’s La République en Marche (LREM) party is expected to take 355 of 577 seats in the lower-house National Assembly, securing an absolute majority.
According to an Ipsos poll, Macron’s La République en Marche (LREM) party is expected to take 355 of 577 seats in the lower-house National Assembly, securing an absolute majority.