France's parliament is split among far-left, center and far-right, as no single political faction came close to the majority needed to form a government.
France's parliament is divided among far-left, center and far-right, as no single political faction even neared the majority needed to form a government. President Emmanuel Macron, who has three years left of his term, anticipated that his decision to call snap elections would give the country a 'moment of clarification,' according to The Associated Press, but the results told a different story.
Second-round results tallied early Monday showed that a leftist coalition surged to take the most seats in parliament, according to The AP. Macron's centrists have the second-largest faction, forcing the president to have to form alliances to run the government. Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally, meanwhile, finished in third after political efforts to keep its candidates away from power.
Just over 180 seats will now be held by the New Popular Front leftist coalition, while Macron's centrist alliance have more than 160 seats and Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its allies hold more than 140 seats. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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