Emmanuel Macron's takeover of French politics is all but complete

"France is back."

Near-final results from France's first-round parliamentary elections show President Emmanuel Macron's new movement winning by a large margin and set to land a huge majority in the final-round vote.

The newly elected French leader's gamble that voters wanted to throw out old faces and try something new is paying off in full - first by giving him the presidency and, on Sunday, the crucial first step toward securing the legislative power to deliver on his pledge of far-reaching change.