France's Macron wins strong majority for reform

President Emmanuel Macron was poised to forge ahead with pro-EU, business-friendly reforms Monday after his centrist party redrew France's political map with a resounding victory in parliamentary elections.Although it fell short of a predicted landslide, Macron's Republic on the Move (REM) and its centrist ally MoDem won 350 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly after Sunday's runoff vote.The result also means REM can if necessary govern without the support of MoDem, which won 42 seats.