4.WHERE DOES THE PARLIAMENT FIT IN?

The French return to the polls June 11 and 18 to select the National Assembly, the lower chamber of parliament. Voters in 577 constituencies will choose their representatives. If the president’s party has a majority, the executive powers are concentrated with the president. If the opposition gets a majority, it can govern and the president must go along, a practice called cohabitation. If no majority emerges, the president can maneuver to create one. The majority — or the divisions — that emerge in June will determine how much power the next president will actually have.

to fit in ici, entrer en jeu / constituency circonscription électorale / to go, went, gone along (with) "faire avec", accepter, suivre, coopérer / actually réellement.