France is heading to the polls again on Sunday. Just over a month after electing Emmanuel Macron as their president, French citizens are will now vote for a new parliament.
A poll on June 18 showed that Macron’s party would go on to win around 385-415 seats out of 577 in the lower house of parliament, which shows a solid lead over other parties.
Macron needs to secure a strong majority in France's National Assembly in order to push through his ambitious agenda of labor, welfare and education reforms. However, getting a strong majority is no easy task for Macron's fledgling party.
Recent polls do indicate that La Republique En Marche will secure the most votes, in its first participation in a parliamentary election. But with so many of its candidates being unknown to voters and inexperienced, the outcome remains far from certain.