Macron's party poised to dominate lower house
Success in first round of polls built on his strong early performance as president
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BY almost any measure, the party of President Emmanuel Macron achieved overwhelming success in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday.
The candidates of his newly formed party, La République en Marche (The Republic on the Move), finished first in 449 of 577 districts, leaving them poised to dominate the National Assembly, the lower and more powerful house of French Parliament, after the second round of elections next Sunday.
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