 The vice president was speaking in New Orleans. France is holding its second round of parliamentary elections today. Turnout at noon was almost 27%. That's the highest in more than 40 years. That could mean good news for President Macron, who is hoping his centrists will do better than the first round, where they trailed in third place. The far right is still expected to lead this second round, but is unlikely to get enough seats for the absolute majority needed to form a government.