France’s President Emmanuel Macron meets people as he arrives at his house in Le Touquet, eastern France, Saturday, June 10, 2017. (Thibault Camus/Associated Press)PARIS — French voters are choosing lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Sunday in a vote that is crucial for newly-elected president Emmanuel Macron. A total of 7,882 candidates are running for 577 seats in the National Assembly in Sunday’s first round of the two-stage legislative elections. Macron called on French voters to give him a “majority to make changes” on the night of his victory May 7. The National Assembly always has the final say in the voting process of a law.

Source: Washington Post June 11, 2017 06:09 UTC