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French voters go to the polls on Sunday in the first of two rounds that will decide whether President Emmanuel Macron gets a working majority in parliament or ends up without the support he will need to drive through his reform agenda.

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Initial projections immediately after the presidential election showed Macron was on course to get a majority in parliament, as has been common since the shortening of presidential terms to five years. At risk is Macron’s ability to pass his reform agenda, including a pension reform he says is essential to restore public finances. His opponents on the left instead are pushing to cut the pension age and launch a big spending drive.

A government source says they are expecting a difficult first round as disgruntled voters will want to send a message to government. “But we’re counting on the second round to show that Melenchon’s programme is fantasy,” continued the source.

 

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