French President Macron takes drubbing in local elections, Greens surge

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PARIS (REUTERS) - French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party faced a drubbing on Sunday (June 28) in municipal elections, while the Greens surged into power in several big cities.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party faced a drubbing on Sunday in municipal elections, while the Greens surged into power in several big cities.

But otherwise the vote - delayed for months by the coronavirus crisis - delivered a dire verdict for the president, who could emerge from the vote without winning a single contest in a major city, two years before he faces re-election. People voted in low numbers and wearing face masks in the second round election. The first round was held just days before Macron declared a lockdown in March.

 

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