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| Macron's party set for parliamentary majority, polls show | |
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| French President Emmanuel Macron's party is on track for a parliamentary majority, exit polls suggest, weeks after his presidential victory. | |
| Two polls have his La République en Marche, alongside its MoDem allies, winning between 355 and 425 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly. | |
| The winning margin is lower than some expected with turnout down from 2012. | |
| The party was formed just over a year ago, and half of its candidates have little or no political experience. | The party was formed just over a year ago, and half of its candidates have little or no political experience. |
| The result, if confirmed, will give President Macron a strong mandate in parliament to pursue his reform plans. | |
| Two polls projected La République en Marche (Republic on the Move or LREM) and MoDem combined winning 355-360 seats, but a third poll by Elabe awarded the two parties a much bigger majority of between 395 and 425 seats. | |
| The second round of the parliamentary election was marked by low voter turnout and was down sharply on five years ago. | |
| Correspondents say opponents of Mr Macron may simply have not bothered to turn out for the second round vote. |