Macron the monarch? President’s party sweeps first round of legislative elections

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FRENCH AND INTERNATIONAL PAPERS – Mon. 12.06.2017 : A “Masterstroke,” “The Macron wave,” “On the move toward a crushing majority.” However they describe it, papers agree that the landslide victory of the president’s party is impressive – until one takes into account the 50 percent abstention rate. With “abstention everywhere, opposition nowhere,” papers on the left worry that French voters have cleared the way for a total Macron takeover.

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