Polling stations have opened in France for the second round of parliamentary elections.
Republic on the Move party, known as En Marche! (LREM) and its centrist allies secured 32 percent of the vote in the first round last week and are tipped to gain between 440 and 470 seats in the National Assembly's 577-seat chamber - more than the 289 necessary for an absolute majority.
The conservative Republicans are expected to be the biggest opposition group in parliament, with pollsters forecasting between 80 and 132 seats for them.
The Socialist Party, which ruled France until last month, and its allies are projected to win 20 to 30 seats less than its current 277, Al Jazeera writes.
