French Socialist leader will have some real room to manoeuvre if his party get majority in the national assembly

It looks as if François Hollande and the French Socialist party are heading for a dominant position in the country's political structures exceeding their expectations. The results of the first round of voting for the national assembly indicate that the socialists and their allies will have a majority after next weekend's second round. Indeed it is quite possible the socialists will get a majority on their own, removing the need for compromises with smaller parties, particularly those of the hard left.

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