France’s Macron Projected to Lose Majority in Parliament

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron has lost his majority in the National Assembly, according to projections based on early ballot counts of France’s parliamentary election, delivering a blow to the French leader’s pro-business agenda and positioning leaders on the far-left and far-right to wield unprecedented influence.

A projection by polling firm Harris Interactive estimated that Mr. Macron’s party, Renaissance, and its allies won between 210 and 230 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly. That range would give him the most seats in France’s lower house, but not enough to retain the majority that allowed the French leader to steamroll the opposition during his first term.