Macron Centrists Lose Absolute Parliamentary Majority In French Democratic Shock
Macron’s central Ensemble coalition, which wants to raise the retirement age and further deepen EU integration, was set to end up with more seats in Sunday’s election. But that was far less than the absolute majority required for parliamentary scrutiny, initial forecasts and first results showed. A broad left-wing alliance was to be the largest opposition group, while the far right recorded record victories and the Conservatives were likely to become kings....