Kick-off: The second round of the French parliamentary elections has begun in the overseas territories. For President Macron, it is about securing a parliamentary majority again.
The second round of the French parliamentary elections has officially started.
On the small French archipelago of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon off the east coast of Canada, the first three polling stations opened on Saturday afternoon (8 a.m. local time), as a spokeswoman for the town hall in Saint-Pierre confirmed to the German Press Agency. The majority of French people can vote on Sunday. Because of the time difference, voting in some overseas territories will already take place on Saturday.
Shortly after President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected for a second term, the French are electing a new parliament. The 577 seats in the National Assembly are voted on. For the center politician Macron, it is about securing a parliamentary majority again. After the first round of elections last weekend, it did not seem certain that the presidential camp would be able to maintain its absolute majority in parliament.
In particular, the new left-wing alliance of Left Party, Socialists, Greens and Communists, led by left-wing politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon, can hope for significantly more seats in Parliament. Should the president’s center camp achieve only a relative majority, the president and government would be forced to seek support from the other camps.
Source: Stern
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