Macron urges new mainstream coalition, Leftist alliance warns against ‘machinations’

FRANCE 24

9 July 2024 at 11:55 pm·1-min read

Several lawmakers from the New Popular Front have reacted to Macron’s letter calling for mainstream parties to form a coalition by saying that he should accept the leftist alliance’s pick for prime minister and allow the bloc to form a government after they came first in snap elections. Read our live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.

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President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on France's mainstream political forces to form a coalition with a "solid" majority after Sunday's elections resulted in a hung parliament.
The New Popular Front on Wednesday warned against Macron's "machinations", saying that the president should accept the leftist alliance’s pick for prime minister and allow the bloc to form a government.
The far-right bloc of National Rally MPs arrived at the Palais Bourbon on Wednesday morning to take a traditional group picture before entering the National Assembly for orientation sessions.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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