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PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron was on course to lose his absolute majority in the French parliament after Sunday’s election, first projections showed, an outcome which would constrain his ability to push through his reformist agenda. Here are quotes from senior political officials, analysts and voters: GABRIEL ATTAL, BUDGET MINISTER: “It’s less than what we hoped for. The French have not given us an absolute majority. It’s an unprecedented situation that will require us to overcome our divisions.” JORDAN BARDELLA, INTERIM HEAD OF THE FAR-RIGHT RASSEMBLEMENT NATIONAL: “It’s Emmanue…