In the previous election, five years ago, President Emmanuel Macron clearly got the majority behind him. An absolute majority in the National Assembly would require at least 289 representatives.
France will vote today, Sunday, in the first round of parliamentary elections. In a two-stage election, 577 members are elected to the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly.
In practice, the election is about how many of their own allies are elected for the second term in April. Emmanuel Macron to Parliament.
In the 2017 election, Macron won a clear majority behind him. The president should again get a majority in the National Assembly if he wants to make the policy he wants.
The support poll, released on Friday the second day, gives Macron’s Center Liberal Party and its alliance the highest number of votes in the first round. According to the survey (you switch to another service) it would receive 28 percent of the vote.
However, the alliance of the left-wing parties and the Greens in particular is challenging the Macron alliance.
After the April presidential election, French left-wing parties formed a historic electoral alliance. The new alliance has garnered support, especially among the younger French. Based on the results of a poll conducted on Friday, 27 percent of respondents said they would vote for the union.
According to opinion polls, the third most popular is the far-right National Alliance with 19 percent support. Its former chairman Marine Le Pen was second in the April presidential election.
Although the Macron party and the left are almost side by side in terms of support, the two-stage electoral system has generally favored the presidential party. Turnout is also expected to remain low, write news channel France24 (you switch to another service).
The second round of elections will take place in a week on Sunday.