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Macron rules out naming left-wing PM, extends talks to end deadlock

France's President Emmanuel Macron attends a commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the police Prefecture (headquarters) liberation in Paris on August 12, 2024. © Alain Jocard, AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he would not name a government led by the left-wing New Popular Front coalition despite the alliance winning the largest number of seats in the July legislative elections. Macron, whose centrist bloc came second in the snap elections, held rare talks with the leaders of the far-right National Rally party Monday, who said they would immediately call a no-confidence vote against any leftist prime minister to prevent them from forming government.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ruled out naming a left-wing government to end the country's political deadlock, saying it would be a threat to "institutional stability".

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