The leftist coalition that won the most seats in France's National Assembly in surprise results demanded on Tuesday the immediate right to form a government, even though no grouping won a majority of seats.
Former French President Francois Hollande looks up as he poses with newly elected parliament members of the Socialist party, at the National Assembly, Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in Paris. French voters have given a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary …PARIS — The leftist coalition that won the most seats in France’s National Assembly in surprise results demanded on Tuesday the immediate right to form a government, even though no grouping won a majority of seats.
The leftist coalition’s three main parties - the hard-left France Unbowed, the Socialists and the Greens - began negotiations to find a candidate for prime minister. The coalition in a statement called on Macron to “immediately turn to the New Popular Front” and allow it to form a government. It said the “prolonged retention” of Attal could be seen as an attempt to erase the election results.
The New Popular Front “is the leading Republican force in this country and it is therefore its responsibility to form a government … to implement the public policies expected by the French people,” Green lawmaker Cyrielle Chatelain said. “France Unbowed lawmakers are going into the National Assembly not as an opposition force … but as a force that intends to govern the country,” hard-left lawmaker Mathilde Panot said.
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