Macron’s Majority in French Parliament at Risk in Neck-and-Neck Races – The Wall Street Journal

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PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron was at risk of losing his majority in the National Assembly after results of the first round of France’s parliamentary elections Sunday showed his candidates running neck-and-neck with leftist rivals, complicating the French leader’s efforts to press ahead with his pro-business agenda.
Results showed Mr. Macron’s candidates won 25.75% of the nationwide tally and those of far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon garnered 25.66%. Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally got 18.68% of the first-round vote while the conservative Les Républicains and its allies garnered 10.42%.
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