In France, the parliamentary elections on Sunday entered the decisive second round. Shortly after President Emmanuel Macron is reelected to a second term, citizens vote for a new parliament. After the deadlock with the left-wing alliance in the first ballot, Macron’s liberal alliance must fear for its previous absolute majority. Since 8 a.m. 48.9 million voters have been able to cast their vote.
577 seats in the National Assembly to be determined. The polling stations are open until 6 p.m., in major cities also until 8 p.m. A historically low turnout is expected.
The new left-wing alliance of Left Party, Socialists, Greens and Communists, led by leftist politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon, can hope for significantly more seats in Parliament.
Support from other camps threatens
Should the president’s central camp only achieve a relative majority, the president and government would be forced to seek support from the other camps.
Turnout, which reached a low of 47.5 percent in the first round, could also play a role. In some French overseas territories, elections had already started on Saturday due to the time difference.
Source: Krone
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