French voters are choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election Sunday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat from a leftist coalition.
More than 6,000 candidates, ranging in age from 18 to 92, are running for 577 seats in the National Assembly in the first round of the election. Those who receive the most votes will advance to the decisive second round on June 19.
On France's opposite coast, a small crowd gathered to watch Macron arrive to vote in the English Channel resort town of Le Touquet. The main opposition force appears to be Mélenchon's newly-created coalition made up of leftists, greens and communists. The coalition's platform includes a significant minimum wage increase, lowering the retirement age to 60 and locking in energy prices.
The two-round voting system is complex and not proportionate to the nationwide support for a party. Lawmakers are elected by district.
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