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Macron's second term on line in parliamentary election

The vote will be decisive for Macron's second-term agenda following his re-election in April, with the 44-year-old needing a majority in order to push through promised tax cuts and welfare reform and raise the retirement age.

President Emmanuel Macron's coalition looking to hold off a challenge from a newly formed left-wing alliance. /AFP
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision

France began voting Sunday in the final round of parliamentary elections, with centrist President Emmanuel Macron's coalition looking to hold off a challenge from a newly formed left-wing alliance.

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