They will elect the 577 deputies of the NationalAssembly, the lower house of the French Parliament.
On June 9 when the French President, Emmanuel Macron (46) with his wounded ego announced a dissolution of and fresh elections to the National Assembly owing to his allies’ shameful defeat to Marine Le Pen’s far right-wing party, Rassemblement National or the National Rally, in the European elections, over 2.5 million proxy votes were established. This number has gone up to 3.3 million between the first round of elections that was held on June 30 and the second round that will be held today. Proxy voting is when you have the option of giving a proxy to a registered voter to vote on your behalf. The National Rally’s (RN) victory in the first round of elections forecasts two scenarios.
Either the RN will secure an absolute majority, ie, with at least 289 of the 577 seats or the lower house of National Assembly will have no clear majority.
Several questions arise on the eve of France’s final round of polling and the very likely possibility of a new government.
Can RN get a full majority? After first round’s results, election forecasts pre
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