Angela Merkel with French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo: DPAChancellor Angela Merkel congratulated French President Emmanuel Macron on winning a "clear parliamentary majority" in elections on Sunday, her spokesman said. SEE ALSO: Macron wins massive majority in French parliament but record abstention mars electionMacron's centrist party won a massive majority in parliamentary elections, early projections showed, in a dramatic re-drawing of the French political map. The new president's REM party and its allies MoDem are forecast to win between 355 and 425 seats in the 577-member National Assembly. Merkel has repeatedly stressed that it was crucial not only for France, but for Germany, to help Macron succeed.

Source: The Local June 19, 2017 06:56 UTC