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France's Macron hunts for way to salvage a ruling majority

Final results of the second round of the French legislative elections, held on 19 June 2022. © France Médias Monde

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday was faced with trying to salvage a ruling majority and with it his economic reform agenda after voters punished his centrist "Ensemble" alliance in France's parliamentary election.

While Together (Ensemble) secured the largest number of lawmakers in the 577-seat National Assembly, it fell comfortably short of the threshold required for an absolute majority in a vote that saw a leftwing alliance and the far-right perform strongly.

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