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French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance was in danger of falling short of a majority after a first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday that saw a surge in support for a new leftwing coalition. Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) alliance ran neck-and-neck with new leftwing coalition NUPES in Sunday's first round, with both scoring around 25-26 percent of the popular vote. Data Scientist Rémi Louf gives his perspective.
French President Emmanuel Macron and a new left-wing union were neck-and-neck in initial estimates of the first round of parliamentary elections, polls showed on Sunday, although it will remain hard to predict if he will get a majority or not. Less than two months after re-election, Macron faces a strong challenge from a united left-wing bloc that polls show could deprive the president of an outright majority even if it does not take control of parliament.
"We're going to talk about the future, we're going to talk about the legislative elections," Marine Le Pen says as she arrives at the Rassemblement National's national office in Paris, the day after her defeat by Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election. IMAGES
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FRENCH PAPERS, 16.06.17. Politics dominates the French press, two days from the second round of the parliamentary vote. Business daily Les Echos says one poll is giving President Emmanuel Macron's party La République en Marche 440 to 470 seats out of 577, a huge majority. If confirmed, that would leave the traditional parties of both left and right in disarray. L'Opinion's front page cartoon shows a steamroller heading straight for political leaders on the right. Join us.
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