France heads to the polls on Sunday for the second round of parliamentary elections.
President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble alliance is seen ahead by opinion polls but with no guarantee of an absolute majority. Read full storyMacron, a pro-European centrist, won a second term as French president in April. But to maintain full control of his reform agenda, he also needs to win a majority in the lower house of parliament.
If an opposition grouping were to surprise and win a majority, Macron would have to name a prime minister from the winning camp, ushering in a period of so-called cohabitation.
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