World Jun 12

French President Macron votes in the first round of French parliamentary elections
Macron’s centrist alliance expected to hold parliamentary majority

Projections based on partial election results showed that at the national level, Macron’s party and its allies got about 25-26% of the vote. That made them neck-in-neck with a new leftist coalition composed of hard-left, Socialists and Green party supporters.

Apr 24

Macron wins reelection in French presidential race

Macron would be the first French president in 20 years to win a second term, since Jacques Chirac in 2002. But he would face a divided nation and a battle to keep his parliamentary majority in legislative elections in June.