48.7 million voters vote to choose candidates for the 577 seats in the National Assembly

Macron faces the risk of losing an absolute majority in Parliament

Left-wing politician Jean-Luc Melenchon hopes to be able to get the post of Prime Minister EPA

French people headed to the polls yesterday to cast their ballots to elect a new parliament, just weeks after President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected for a second term.

About 48.7 million registered voters are entitled to cast their ballots to select candidates for the 577 seats in the National Assembly.

As for President Macron and his supporters from the French center, they will seek a parliamentary majority again, or else President Macron will be forced to form a government of politicians from other camps, and the next prime minister will also be from these camps.

In this case, the prime minister will have a more important position in the state.

The left coalition in particular, made up of the Left Party, the Socialists, the Greens and the Communists, led by the left-wing politician Jean-Luc Melenchon, hopes to get more seats in Parliament.

As an accomplished speaker and strategist, he has done well in a campaign that Macron has kept a distance from until recent days.

Now Macron's absolute parliamentary majority is under threat.

Melenchon, who came third in the first round of the presidential election last April, was eliminated despite his strong performance with 22%, but he did not admit defeat.

Melenchon, 70, quickly declared, "They elected me prime minister," and also announced that the parliamentary elections are the third round of voting to determine the balance of power in France.

In some French overseas territories, the elections have already started the day before yesterday due to the time difference.

The second round of the French parliamentary elections begins on June 19.

 The Left Alliance in particular, made up of the Left Party, the Socialists, the Greens and the Communists, hopes to get more seats in Parliament.

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