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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Michel Rose

Jupiter no more: Macron learns the art of compromising the hard way

French President Emmanuel Macron walks out of a voting booth during the final round of the country's parliamentary elections, in Le Touquet, France June 19, 2022 Michel Spingler/Pool via REUTERS

Jupiter has lost his thunder. Emmanuel Macron, whose first presidential mandate was marked by a top-down government style he compared to that of the almighty Roman god, will have to learn the art of consensus-building in the second.

Deprived of an absolute majority by voters on Sunday, the French president can no longer count on parliament as a mere rubber-stamping house. Instead, he will be forced to negotiate with demanding allies and new partners with a vendetta.

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