PARIS—Millions of French voters voted on Sunday to cast their ballots in the first round of parliamentary elections that will determine whether there is a president Emmanuel Macron The majority have to go ahead with their pro-business agenda.
A far-flung firebrand stands in their way Jean-Luc Melenchon, whose party has managed to form a coalition of French Socialists, Communists and Greens rising in the elections. According to polls, Mr Macron’s party and its allies are still expected to win the most seats after the election’s runoff on June 19, but they are unlikely to have a commanding majority that allowed them to steam up the opposition during their first term. allowed to give.