In France, the centrist party of French President, Emmanuel Macron looks on course to win a landslide victory following the first round of Parliamentary elections. <br/><br/>Projections show President's La Republique en Marche (LREM) and its MoDem ally set to win up to 445 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly. The final outcome will be decided at a run-off next Sunday. <br/><br/>With 97 percent of ballots counted, Mr Macron's LREM and MoDem had won more than 32 percent of the vote while the centre-right Republicans got just under 16 percent with a predicted 80-132 seats. The Socialists, previously France's ruling party, had won only just 7.3 percent.<br/><br/>German Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated French President for the great success of his party after projections showed them set to win a sweeping majority in parliament. In a tweet she said the victory was a vote for reforms.<br/><br/>