The far left won the legislative elections in France, held in two rounds and decided this Sunday (30), but did not obtain an absolute majority in the National Assembly (parliament), which has 289 of the 577 seats, and with that the governability in the country enters unknown territory.
The New Popular Front (NFP) coalition – formed by left-wing parties such as the radical France Insoumise (LFI), led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and the Socialist Party – obtained 182 seats, and independent candidates ideologically aligned with this front won another 13.
The Juntos bloc, led by French President Emmanuel Macron, which had the largest bench in the last legislature, although also without an absolute majority, came in second place, with 168 legislators.
Both coalitions came second and third in the first round, held on June 30, and in the polls of voting intentions they appeared behind the National Rally (RN), a right-wing nationalist party led by Marine Le Pen, which ended up in third place, with 143 seats, together with allies.
The center-right Republicans party won 45 parliamentary seats, and other right-wing independent candidates added 15.
With this political map, the National Assembly will be extremely divided and without an absolute majority of 289 deputies, inaugurating a phase in which the governability of France is undefined, especially in a country with no tradition of coalitions or alliances between different ideological camps.
The power to appoint a new prime minister lies with Macron, and senior NFP leaders including Mélenchon and Socialist Party Secretary General Olivier Faure have called for the job to go to someone from the far-left coalition.
In turn, the current prime minister, Macronist Gabriel Attal, has already announced that this Monday (8) he will present his resignation to the president.
Macron to wait for new parliamentary composition to decide on prime minister
French President Emmanuel Macron will analyze the results of this Sunday’s legislative elections and the new composition of the National Assembly, the country’s parliament, to decide who will be the next prime minister.
Sources at the Elysee Palace said that Macron “will wait for the new National Assembly to be structured to take the necessary decisions” and that “in his role as guarantor of the institutions, he will ensure that the sovereign decision of the French people is respected.”
The message came after leaders of the radical left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition – which exit polls say won the election but will not have an absolute parliamentary majority – signaled their intention to lead the next French government.
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