Emmanuel Macron's party looks set for big parliamentary win
France's prime minister declared victory for President Emmanuel Macron's new centrist party last night in the first round of parliamentary elections set to reshape French politics.
Saying “France is back,” prime minister Edouard Philippe pledged to move ahead quickly with bold reforms to French worker protections and security policy.
Mr Philippe said voters sent a “message without ambiguity” in the first round elections that they want a parliament with a “new face”. Macron’s En Marche party is projected to win a strong majority in the second round on 18 June .
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