Emmanuel Macron's Party Is Set to Secure a Parliamentary Majority
France's first round election results suggest Macron's party, En Marche!, will win more than 400 seats in the legislative assembly.
Emmanuel Macron's party is set to secure a parliamentary majority.
France's first round election results suggest Macron's party, En Marche!, will win more than 400 seats in the legislative assembly. A large majority would give Macron a mandate to implement his reformist agenda.
Turnout in the election was estimated at less than 49%, which is a record low for elections in France.
The results have helped markets in France buck the trend as investors take confidence in Macron's success.
Macron's political party was only founded 14 months ago on April 6th 2016
This article was written by a staff member of TheStreet.
