Macron’s party leading in French parliamentary elections

French President Emmanuel Macron's Republic on the Move (La Republique En Marche, REM) party is leading in the country's parliamentary election, the French Interior Ministry said.

According to the first data, candidates of Macron's party are getting 26.6% of the votes.

The biggest opposition party, The Republicans, is scoring 16.4%, Marine Le Pen's National Front is winning 14.4% and Jean-Luc Melenchon's Unsubmissive France is gaining 10.2%, while the once-ruling Socialist Party is seen to get only 7.3%, Sputnik reported.

French lawmakers are elected in two rounds. To win in the first round, the candidate must obtain an absolute majority, but no less than 25% of the votes of all voters registered in the constituency. The second round of the elections is scheduled for June 18.

Friday's Ipsos/Sopra Steria poll showed that the alliance of Macron's La Republique En Marche party (LREM) and The Democratic Movement (MoDem) could get between 397 and 427 out of 577 parliamentary seats. The main opposition in the face of The Republicans party and its allies can get 95-115 seats. The National Front party can receive from five to 15 seats in the parliament.