Macron set to carry on charm offensive to find allies for his political vision

Emmanuel Macron, whose party failed to gain an overall majority after French legislative elections, met several political rivals in order to try and build an alliance to push his policies through the lower chamber. AP - Gonzalo Fuentes

French president Emmanuel Macron will on Wednesday continue his attempts to break the gridlock afflicting the French political landscape since a second round of parliamentary elections left his grand vision for France in tatters.

Macron, whose party fell 45 seats shy of a parliamentary majority after Sunday's second round of polling, started a blitz of high powered talks with leaders of the parties that captured the votes.