Macron Wins Majority in French Parliament, Pollsters Project
- President’s party seen getting at least 355 out of 577 seats
- Socialist leader resigns after seeing his party decimated
Macron Wins Majority Amid Record-Low Voter Turnout
Emmanuel Macron’s year-old political movement won a large majority in the French parliament Sunday, sweeping aside established parties and giving the rookie president a mandate to push through changes for the French economy, according to pollsters’ projections.
Macron’s Republic on the Move, known as LREM, is on track to win about 360 seats in the 577-strong National Assembly, pollsters estimated, based on sampling of initial votes. That’s the biggest victory in 15 years, though the vote also saw the lowest turnout ever for a French parliamentary election, a sign of the disaffection and frustration that has characterized this year’s campaign. Surveys before the ballot had suggested LREM could win as many as 470 seats.