France heads into a runoff vote on Sunday in parliamentary elections that could deprive recently re-elected centrist President Emmanuel Macron of a required majority in the legislature..

Turnout by noon was slightly higher at 18.99% than at the same time during the first round of voting last Sunday and than in 2017, when it was only 18.43% and 17.75%, respectively..

Macron won a second term in the presidential election in April. If Sunday's vote does not bring it to the absolute majority camp, it will lead to a period of uncertainty, which can be resolved by sharing power between parties, which has not happened in France in recent decades, or lead to political paralysis and repeat parliamentary elections..

Opinion polls predict Macron's camp will end up with the most seats, but say it's by no means guaranteed to hit the 289-seat threshold for an outright majority..

Opinion polls also show that the far right is likely to have its biggest success in parliament in decades, while the broad alliance of the left and the greens could become the largest opposition group, and the conservatives will find themselves in the role of "

Unless Macron and his allies win an outright majority of just a few seats, they may be tempted to poach right-of-center or conservative MPs, those parties said..

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If they miss it by a wide margin, they can either seek an alliance with the conservatives or lead a minority government that will have to negotiate laws with other parties on a case-by-case basis..

Even if Macron's camp wins an absolute majority, it will most likely be thanks to his former prime minister, Edouard Philippe, who will demand more participation in the government's actions..

Whatever Sunday's vote, the president is likely entering a new period of having to make new compromises after five years of unchallenged control since his first election in 2017..

Earlier it was reported that Macron risks losing the majority. Macron's party faces ballot box mutiny that could rob the re-elected president of his majority and put an end to any further reform plans.