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French parliamentary elections: Macron set for huge win

India Blooms News Service | | Jun 12, 2017, at 05:09 pm

Paris, Jun 12 (IBNS): Following a win in the French presidential polls, President Emmanual Macron and his party is on path for a huge win in the parliamentary elections, reports said.

According to a survey, Macron's La Republique en Marche and its MoDem ally is set to win around 445 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly.

The final verdict will be declared at a run-off on next Sunday.

Macron's LREM party was formed just over a year ago as most of his party members have little or no political experience.

A voté. pic.twitter.com/sSbACiV7Nm
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 11, 2017

Meanwhile, following the projections, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Macron for his strong finish.

A tweet in German from Merkel's spokesperson said, "My heartfelt congratulations to @EmmanuelMacron to the great success of his party in the 1st round. Strong vote for reforms."

Kanzlerin #Merkel:Mein herzlicher Glückwunsch an @EmmanuelMacron zum großen Erfolg seiner Partei im 1. Wahlgang. Starkes Votum für Reformen.
— Steffen Seibert (@RegSprecher) June 11, 2017

Earlier this year, in the month of May, Emmanuel Macron created history by becoming the youngest President of France at just 39 years of age.

A lot was also spoken about his marriage Brigitte, 25 years his senior, none of which mattered as he won the won election by a fair margin, defeating his far-right opponent Marine Le Pen by winning two-third votes.

image: Emmanuel Macron/Twitter

#EmmanuelMacron # FrenchParliamentaryElections # FrenchNationLAssembly # LREM # AngelaMerkel

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