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Macron’s crushing electoral losses are ‘risk for country’, French PM warns

French president fails to secure majority in parliament

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

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

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.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 20, 2022

French election: Emmanuel Macron’s failure to win poll majority a ‘democratic shock’, say his own ministers

Final results showed Macron’s candidates winning 245 seats - much less than the 289 required to have a straight majority at the National Assembly

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2022

French election: Macron’s Ensemble loses parliamentary majority

Result could throw France into political paralysis unless Macron is able to negotiate alliances with other parties.

Al Jazeera · Jun 19, 2022

Macron's party loses control of France's parliament as the far right gains 81 seats

The French president's centrist alliance lost its majority in the country's legislature, with more voters opting for candidates on at the extremes. Marine Le Pen's party went from eight seats to 89.

WEKU · Jun 19, 2022

French voters elect parliamentarians, in test for Macron

French voters are going to the polls for the final round of key parliamentary elections that will demonstrate how much leg room the electorate are willing to give President Emmanuel Macron’s party to implement his ambitious domestic agenda

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

After keeping back the far-right, is France set for a left-wing prime minister?

BY now, beleaguered French president Emmanuel Macron may take little comfort in victory.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 19, 2022

What awaits Macron? Ruling majority, hung parliament, or cohabitation

French President Emmanuel Macron may find himself without a ruling majority during his second term and unable to push through his economic reform agenda with a free hand after a new left-wing alliance did well in the first round of voting.

Reuters · Jun 19, 2022

Final Polls Cast Doubt on Macron Majority ahead of Weekend Vote

A final flurry of polls on Friday ahead of French parliamentary elections this weekend suggested President Emmanuel Macron's allies would emerge as the biggest party in the new national assembly but possibly short of a majority. The surveys from the Elabe, Ifop-Fiducial and Ipsos polling companies indicated Macron's "Ensemble" (Together)…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 18, 2022

Macron faces uphill battle in second round of legislative elections

Emmanuel Macron and his allies have begun a crucial week of campaigning to save their parliamentary majority, under threat after a first round of voting that galvanised a newly formed left-wing alliance.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 14, 2022