Macron completes electoral grand slam amid record-low turnout / French president reappoints Édouard Philippe as PM after legislative vote / Macron reshuffles cabinet, boosts women to top posts

Reports and analysis of the 2nd Round of France's legislative elections held on the 18 June 2017.

French President Emmanuel Macron's newly formed centrist party Republique en Marche (Republic on the Move, REM) and their allies MoDem won 351 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly.

Next, came the mainstream conservative Les Républicains party and their allies with 137 seats and they would form the main opposition.

Far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen won a seat in the French parliament for the first time.

Turnout was, as in the first round of voting on the 11 June 2017, low by French standards at 43%.

President Macron reappointed Edouard Philippe as prime minister on the 19 June 2017 after the legislative run-off vote and asked him to form the next government. A number of changes to the cabinet only appointed a few weeks earlier on the 17 May 2017 emerged in the following days. Casualties included Richard Ferrand, Sylvie Goulard, François Bayrou and Marielle de Sarnez.

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ESO: Key source: French legislative election, 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-legislative-election-2017/

The Local.fr, 19.06.17: Final results: Macron wins clear majority but it wasn't the rout many expected https://www.thelocal.fr/20170619/macron-wins-majority-but-voters-stay-away-from-polls

Politico, 19.06.17: 4 takeaways from the French parliamentary election http://www.politico.eu/article/4-takeaways-from-the-french-parliamentary-election/

The Local.fr, 18.06.17: Marine Le Pen wins seat in French parliament for first time, but National Front wanted more https://www.thelocal.fr/20170618/marine-le-pen-wins-seat-for-first-time-in-french-parliament

The Guardian, 18.06.17: Macron marches on as his party wins large majority in French parliament https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/18/emmanuel-macron-marches-on-majority-french-parliament

Deutsche Welle, 18.06.17: French President Emmanuel Macron's LREM party wins majority in parliament http://p.dw.com/p/2etZg

EUObserver, 19.06.17: France gives Macron big majority with little enthusiasm https://euobserver.com/elections/138264

EurActiv, 19.06.17: Macron marches to clear majority in French parliament http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/macron-marches-to-clear-majority-in-french-parliament/

Euro|Topics: Debates, June 2017: Carte blanche for Macron? / Macron: how much power can democracy take? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/181045/carte-blanche-for-macron

BBC News, 19.06.17: French election: Macron team complete rout with Assembly win http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40178118

LSE: EuroppBlog, 20.06.17: Macron won a huge majority, but he is supported by only one in five voters http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/06/20/macron-won-a-huge-majority-but-he-is-supported-by-only-one-in-five-voters/

France24, 20.06.17: French president reappoints Édouard Philippe as PM after legislative vote http://www.france24.com/en/20170619-french-president-macron-reappoints-edouard-philippe-pm-after-legislative-election

The Local.fr, 18.06.17: [Analysis]: Desire for change saw the French ready to elect 'goats, donkeys and hippos' https://www.thelocal.fr/20170618/analysis-macron-french-elections-desire-for-change-saw-the-french-ready-to-elect-goats-or-hippos

Blog: Open Europe, 20.06.17: Macron’s crushing victory in the French parliamentary election means he has no excuses for failure http://openeurope.org.uk/today/blog/macron-has-no-excuses-for-failure-after-crushing-victory/

Politico, 20.06.17: Ethics probes hijack Macron’s ‘moralizing’ presidency http://www.politico.eu/article/macron-ethics-probes-hijack-moralizing-presidency/

EurActiv, 20.06.17: Macron’s Defence Minister, Syvie Goulard, resigns http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/macrons-defence-minister-syvie-goulard-resigns/

France24, 21.06.17: Key Macron ally François Bayrou quits French government http://www.france24.com/en/20170621-live-key-macron-ally-bayrou-de-sarnez-quit-french-government-reshuffle

The Local.fr, 21.06.17: Key Macron ally Bayrou becomes latest minister to quit Macron's government https://www.thelocal.fr/20170621/key-macron-ally-says-he-is-quitting-french-government

Euro|Topics: Debates, June 2017: France: four ministers step down / Macron cleans up cabinet http://www.eurotopics.net/en/181196/france-four-ministers-step-down

EurActiv, 21.06.17: Macron loses his three most Europhile ministers http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/macron-loses-his-three-most-europhile-ministers/

France24, 22.06.17: Macron reshuffles cabinet, boosts women to top posts http://www.france24.com/en/20170621-france-macron-cabinet-women-new-faces

Politico, 21.06.17: Macron seizes on Bayrou exit to tighten control over cabinet http://www.politico.eu/article/macron-seizes-on-bayrou-exit-to-tighten-control-over-cabinet/

Blog: Brookings Institution, 20.06.17: Macron’s stunning reshaping of French politics https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/06/20/macrons-stunning-reshaping-of-french-politics/

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