President Macron party set for big parliamentary win

In France, the centrist party of French President, Emmanuel Macron looks on course to win a landslide victory following the first round of Parliamentary elections. 

Projections show President's La Republique en Marche (LREM) and its MoDem ally set to win up to 445 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly. The final outcome will be decided at a run-off next Sunday.With 97 percent of ballots counted, Mr Macron's LREM and MoDem had won more than 32



percent of the vote while the centre-right Republicans got just under 16 percent with a predicted 80-132 seats. The Socialists, previously France's ruling party, had won only just 7.3 percent.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated French President for the great success of his party after projections showed them set to win a sweeping majority in parliament. In a tweet she said the victory was a vote for reforms.