The French President called on mainstream parties with 'republican values' to form a solid majority in the National Assembly. The snap parliamentary election announced by Macron saw three politically divergent blocs emerging without any majority in the 577-member Assembly.
The RN's momentum had appeared unstoppable after it trounced the centrists in European elections in early June and came first, ahead of the hastily assembled leftist New Popular Front, in the first round of the vote. However, the Sunday poll result came as a surprise for Macron as well as Le Pen.
This is the first time since Jacques Chirac of the right of center Republican Party was re-elected in 2002 that an incumbent will be retaining his occupancy of the Elysee Palace, the official residence of the French president.
President Emmanuel Macron's party is expected to sweep the French parliament elections and secure a clear majority of seats.
French President Emmanuel Macron’s party “The Republic On The Move” (LREM) and its ally MoDem took the lead in the first round of French legislative election on Sunday
Emmanuel Macron will be sworn-in as the 25th President of France at a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
As the campaign for French presidential elections came to an end Friday midnight, socio-liberal candidate Emmanuel Macron's team complained of being the victim of a massive and coordinated hacking attack.
Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen are leaving no stone unturned in convincing voters today, the last day of campaigning, ahead of the French presidential runoff on Sunday.
Liberal centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen were placed at first and second places respectively in the first round of the French presidential election.
WikiLeaks, the international organisation that publishes secret information, has released a seven-page document allegedly revealing that the US Central Intelligence Agency ordered its spies to gather information on the 2012 French presidential electi
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