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The centrist former banker stormed the presidential election to become the nation’s youngest ever president, aged 39. But while Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated Front National’s Marine Le Pen with 66 per cent of the vote to her 33.9 per cent, he still faces a battle in parliament. Mr Macron’s En Marche party were only established a little more than a year ago and currently having no support in the legislative branch. But help is on the way from the dissipating socialist party, with former Prime Minister Manuel Valls declaring his old party “dead” while declaring he “will be a candidate for the presidential majority". Meanwhile Front National are eager to remain a thorn in the side of the newly elected president by sweeping the parliamentary election on a wave of newfound support.

GETTY President Macron will still face a battle in parliament

When is the French parliamentary election? The French parliamentary elections, or legislative elections, are set to take place on June 11 and 18. Like the President, the members of France’s national assembly must go through two rounds of voting unless they achieve an absolute majority in the first round. There are 575 seats up for grabs for potential parliamentarians – known as députés – with the majority currently being controlled by Francios Hollande’s collapsing Socialist party.

GETTY Emmanuel Macron currently has no members from his own party in parliament

Things you didn't know about Marine Le Pen Fri, May 5, 2017 Marine Le Pen is a French politician who is the president of the National Front, a national-conservative political party in France and one of its main political forces. Play slideshow AFP/Getty Images 1 of 10 Described as more democratic and republican than her nationalist father, she has led a movement of "de-demonization of the Front National" to detoxify it and soften its image

Why is the French parliamentary election important? While the UK votes for parties in individual constituencies who then promote the party leader to Prime Minister, the French system of voting for a president means an outsider can lead the nation but have no support in parliament. In France, it is the prime minister who helps to lead the president’s government. He or she is normally chosen from the majority party as it only takes a vote from the assembly to force their resignation. Emmanuel Macron, who established the progressive movement En Marche! in April 2016, currently has no members from his own party in parliament. If he is unable to build a parliamentary majority, he will be forced to forge alliances with other parties to pass legislation through the assembly. And with a record low turnout and a huge number of abstentions and spoiled ballots, his rise to the Presidency may not mean a surge of support in local elections. Early polling by Opinionway claims Mr Macron could take as many as 286 seats in the election, but would still fall short of an absolute majority.

GETTY Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated Front National’s Marine Le Pen with 66 per cent of the vote

Who will win the Parliamentary election? The Opinionway poll predicts En Marche! will come out on top, followed by the centre-right Republican party with between 200 and 210 seats. But with neither expected to hold a majority, Mr Macron looks likely to preside over an unstable parliament which could be disrupted by parties looking to embarrass the new president, including Front National.

Marion Le Pen in pictures Tue, May 9, 2017 Marion Maréchal-Le Pen, niece of defeated French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and a National Front lawmaker, announced that she will not run for re-election in the June legislative elections Play slideshow AFP/Getty Images 1 of 13 Marion Marechal-Le Pen will announce that she leaves her political mandates, according to the far-right National Front

GETTY Front National are keen to obstruct Emmanuel Macron and capitalise on a surge in support

How many seats will Front National win? The Front National aims to gain 40 MPs in the upcoming parliamentary elections following Ms Le Pen’s success in reaching the second round of the presidential race. The estimate is low compared to Marine Le Pen’s share of the vote in the first round of the presidential election, where she came top in 216 of the nation’s 577 constituencies. The party currently only has two MP’s – Ms Le Pen’s niece Marion and 69-year-old former lawyer Gilbert Collard. But while Marine Le Pen only gained 34.5 per cent of the final vote, her success in the first round of the election has allowed Front National to identify pockets of resistance who may help to boost the party back onto the political frontline. And Front National are keen to obstruct Emmanuel Macron and capitalise on a surge in support.

GETTY Marion Le Pen is currently one of Front National's two MPs