Polls Predict Macron Could Win Majority in French Parliamentary Ballot

French voters have been going to the polls in the first round of the National Assembly elections.

President Emmanuel Macron's party is predicted to win a huge parliamentary majority in the legislative elections, according to latest polls. 

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On Friday, the Ipsos Sopra Steria poll projected Macron's Republic On The Move (LREM) would take 397-427 out of 577 seats in the lower house of parliament.

If correct, it would give Macron one of the biggest majorities in almost fifty years and a strong mandate to push through the changes he promises.

The second stage of the vote will be held on June 18.

The elections have generally handed the newly elected president a majority in parliament and the opportunity to form a like-minded government.

Candidates who secure 50 percent of the constituency vote on a minimum turnout of 25 percent will win in the first round.

Otherwise, all contenders who get at least 12.5 percent of the votes registered will advance to a run-off.

The same poll forecast LREM would win 31 percent of the vote in the first round of voting, ahead of the centre-right party The Republicans and far-right National Front.

Behind LREM, The Republicans and their allies are seen as the main opposition force, with a projected win of 22 percent in the first round and 95-115 seats in the final vote.

The National Front, whose leader leader Marine Le Pen lost to Macron in the presidential run-off, could secure 17 percent in the first round but drop to only five to 15 seats in the second. 

A minimum of 289 seats is required to secure an absolute majority in the 577-seat assembly, including 11 representing French citizens who live overseas.