PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday faced an uphill battle seeking fresh talks over a new government in France, with the political left refusing to take part after he rejected their candidate for prime minister.
More than seven weeks after an inconclusive parliamentary election which cost his allies their relative majority, Macron has still not named a new prime minister to take over from the current caretaker administration.Left-wing coalition New Popular Front emerged from the vote as the largest bloc, but well short of an absolute majority.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris next to the Denfert Rochereau Square in the French capital on Aug. 25, 2024. AFP PHOTOIn the 577-seat National Assembly, the NFP has over 190 seats, followed by Macron's centrist alliance at about 160 and Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally at 140.
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