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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rory Sullivan

Macron meets rival parties after losing out on parliamentary majority

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French president Emmanuel Macron is holding talks with opposition parties after failing to win a parliamentary majority over the weekend.

In a big blow for the newly re-elected president, his centrist Ensemble group fell 43 seats short of the 289 needed to govern without external support.

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