President Macron's party seen on top in French parliament election - poll


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  • Monday, 29 May 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press conference at the end of the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 27, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

PARIS (Reuters - French President Emmanuel Macron's party is expected to win the most votes in June's parliamentary election, polls showed on Monday, with Macron also scoring well in terms of general popularity.

The Odoxa poll for France Inter radio and L'Express magazine said Macron's start-up Republic on the Move (LREM) party would come top with 29 percent of votes in the June legislative election, which takes place in two rounds on June 11 and June 18.

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