Polling stations opened at 8:00 a.m., after voters in overseas territories cast ballots earlier in the weekend PARIS: Voting got underway in mainland France on Sunday in the first round of parliamentary elections, with a resurgent and newly unified left seeking to thwart President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for reform. Polling stations opened at 8:00 a.m. (0600 GMT), after voters in overseas territories cast ballots earlier in the weekend.