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Macron can’t rely on National Assembly support for reforms

Even if centrist Emmanuel Macron wins the second round of the presidential election, his En Marche! party almost certainly won’t secure a majority in the National Assembly following June’s legislative elections. As a result, he will need to compromise and probably dilute some of his proposed reforms.

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