France: En Marche! Landslide Election Victory Against Background of Popular Frustration

French President Emmanuel Macron's party La République en Marche (LREM) or The Republic Onwards! has won a landslide victory in the parliamentary election to upend the French political landscape. The party founded a little more than a year ago has obtained an absolute majority in the French parliament in a stunning rise to power! It won 308 out of 577 seats in the National Assembly. 42 seats won by its ally - the Democratic Movement (MoDem) - should be added to the tally to give Macron the 350 seats majority...

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