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    Another Stunning Election In France As Macron's Party Sweeps

    French voters cast ballots on Sunday in the first round of voting for parliament. Turnout was low, but the results were an outsized victory for the new French president's new party.
    by Eleanor Beardsley Jun 12, 2017 2 minutes
    French President Emmanuel Macron, photographed in Berlin in January 2017.

    The brand new party of brand new French President Emmanuel Macron is poised to sweep parliamentary elections after a first round of legislative voting yesterday.

    Official tallies show his party could wind up with more than 400 seats in the 577-seat French parliament after next week's final round. French news media are likening a

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