French President Emmanuel Macron stands on the steps of the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
PARIS (Reuters) - New French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Friday reaffirmed its plan to boost the representation of smaller parties in parliament as its predicted majority after this weekend's runoffs grew, and likely voter turnout shrank.
Three opinion polls ahead of Sunday's second round of legislative elections indicated that the upstart centrist president and his one-year-old Republic on the Move (LREM) party would win 80 percent or more of the seats in the lower house.
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