Macron’s party seen on top in French parliament election: polls

French President Emmanuel Macron’s party is expected to win the most votes in June’s parliamentary election, polls showed on Monday, with Macron also scoring well in terms of general popularity, reports Reuters.

The Odoxa poll for France Inter radio and L’Express magazine said Macron’s start-up Republic on the Move (LREM) party would come top with 29 percent of votes in the June legislative election, which takes place in two rounds on June 11 and June 18.

The far-right National Front (FN) was seen in second place with 17 percent of votes, with the conservative Republicans party in third on 15 percent. Far-left politician Jean-Luc Melenchon’s party was in fourth place with 14 percent.

A second poll also confirmed that pattern, with Harris Interactive/LCP forecasting that Macron’s party would get 31 percent of votes in the first round of the June vote, with the FN second on 19 percent and the Republicans on 18 percent.