French Leftists Seek to Challenge Macron in Parliament Elections

French voters have headed to the polls in the first round of parliamentary elections with the newly-reorganized left seeking to win seats in a bid to thwart Macron’s plans for the country. A win in the two-round election, this Sunday and next Sunday, by the left-wing alliance including Socialists, Communists and Greens, would be a disaster for Macron, plunging the French governing body into paralysis. However, if Macron’s alliance retains an overall majority of the parliament, he will be able to carry on governing, and the implementation of his reform plans will continue as before. Macron, who has acknowledged the…