Elections in France: now the head of the Elysée fears five years as a “lame duck”

PARIS – Since last night Emmanuel Macron he faces the specter of becoming a lame duck in the next five years, facing severe turbulence in Parliament, with opposition that could put the government on the grill. The legislative to elect the 577 deputies of the Assemblée Nationale had to be a formality as in 2017, with the confirmation of the presidential majority.