French parliament 'transformed' : analyst President Emmanuel Macron was poised to forge ahead with his pro-EU, pro-business reforms Monday after his centrist party redrew France's political map with a resounding victory in parliamentary elections. The new body will be nearly six years younger on average, have a record 223 women lawmakers, and will be strikingly less politically experienced. "A lot of the dynamics could really change," notes Paris bureau chief for "The Economist" Sophie Pedder. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES.