Macron marches to clear majority in French parliament, but low turnout dilutes victory
Paris
FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party swept to a large majority in parliamentary elections on Sunday, although it fell short of a predicted landslide.
His year-old Republique en Marche (REM, or Republic on the Move) and their allies won 351 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly, final results showed after the second round of an election which has eliminated many high-profile figures.
The party Mr Macron founded just 16 months ago has redrawn the French political map, although the winning score was considerably lower than the 470 seats predicted by some pre-vote surveys.
But it gives the 39-year-old president one of France's bigg…
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