PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron’s trailblazing centrist party on Monday savored an election victory that gave it a strong majority in parliament, redrawing the country’s political map and giving the young leader a strong hand to implement business-friendly reforms.
Although it fell short of a predicted landslide, Macron’s Republique en Marche (Republic on the Move, REM) and its allies won 350 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly after the second round of an election that eliminated many high-profile figures.
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