French election projections see Macron’s centrists keep a majority

French president Emmanuel Macron’s candidates are projected to win in a greater number of districts than their leftist rivals (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)

French president Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance is expected to keep its parliamentary majority after the first round of voting, according to projections on Sunday.

Projections based on partial election results showed that at the national level, Mr Macron’s party and its allies received about 25-26% of the vote.