Macron Loses Assembly Majority in Setback to Reform Agenda
- French president’s alliance fails to retain absolute majority
- Far right and far left make strong showing in Sunday’s vote
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President Emmanuel Macron made history in the French legislative elections on Sunday, just not in the way he hoped.
The 44-year-old centrist became the first president in decades to fail to garner an absolute majority in parliament, falling short of the 289-seat threshold. His alliance, however, will still remain the largest bloc.