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After losing the majority, can Macron strike a deal with opposition parties?

In his first public remarks since parliamentary elections deprived his governing coalition of a majority, French President Emmanuel Macron called on France’s reinvigorated opposition blocs to come up with solutions to the political impasse in a televised address on Wednesday. But opposition forces on both the left and right have…

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‘A real crisis of democracy’: France enters a political deadlock

Macron seeks allies in the National Assembly after his party loses its absolute majority in the legislature.

Al Jazeera

What next?: Legislative election upset complicates France's political timetable

France is wading into uncharted waters after President Emmanuel Macron lost his absolute majority, with a large but shaky opposition bloc on the left and scores more far-right lawmakers surging into the National Assembly. Uncertainties abound, with each next step on the political agenda a potential flashpoint. FRANCE 24 takes…

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Macron to meet rival parties after losing majority in French elections

French president Emmanuel Macron is meeting with political opponents on Tuesday in a bid to secure support for his government’s agenda after his coalition failed to win a majority in the parliamentary elections.

Evening Standard

Macron hosts opposition for talks after losing parliamentary majority

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting opposition leaders for two days of talks at the Elysée Palace starting Tuesday after his ruling coalition lost its absolute parliamentary majority in Sunday's vote. As is customary after an election rout, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne offered her resignation but Macron turned it down.

France 24

Left surges in French elections

Macron in trouble: Jean-Luc Mélenchon's leftist coalition made major gains, as did Marine Le Pen's far-right party

Salon

Cracks at the centre: On France’s elections

Macron seems to have lost some of his support base to both the new left and the far-right

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The Guardian view on Macron’s bad night: a rocky road ahead

Editorial: A remarkable parliamentary election has transformed the political landscape

The Guardian - UK

Macron turns to coalition-building after losing majority in parliamentary elections

French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies are trying to cobble together a working coalition after his centrist alliance lost its majority in legislative elections, raising the prospect of a prolonged political impasse. Macron will hold talks Tuesday and Wednesday at the Élysée Palace with representatives from the leading parties.

France 24

Major gains for left and far-right in French Assembly elections

French President Emmanuel Macron has lost his parliamentary majority, following major gains made by both the left and far-right in Sunday’s…

The National (Scotland)

Parliamentary elections shock France’s political order to its core

The campaign for the second round of France’s legislative elections pitted two antagonistic forces against each other, Emmanuel Macron’s presidential coalition and the left-wing group, the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (NUPES).

The Conversation

Five takeaways from the French elections – and what could happen next

It was a bad night for the president and a triumphant one for the far right. How long until a return to the polls?

The Guardian - UK

Macron stripped of majority after crushing blow in parliamentary elections

Allies of French President Emmanuel Macron started working Monday to cobble together a working parliamentary majority to salvage his second term, after his alliance crumbled in the election against surges from the left and far-right.

France 24

French left's coalition gamble pays off in legislative elections but unity challenges loom

France’s new left-wing bloc is set to become the largest opposition force in parliament. But staying united will present an early test as President Emmanuel Macron’s centre-right majority seeks allies on the moderate left to push through his reform agenda.

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‘A seismic event’: Le Pen’s party makes historic breakthrough in French parliament

Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally, or RN) made historic gains in Sunday’s French parliamentary election second round, on track to win 90 seats according to projections by Ipsos – a score way beyond the record gains polls predicted. Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc, meanwhile, underperformed polling expectations and…

The Guardian - UK

Macron’s majority at risk as France votes in parliamentary election

Polls suggest advances by new left alliance could hobble centrists’ ability to deliver domestic reforms

Radio France Internationale

French polling stations open for second round of parliamentary elections

Polling stations opened in mainland France Sunday for the second round of parliamentary elections, with recently re-elected President Emmanuel Macron's second-term agenda on the line.

The National (Scotland)

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.

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Cleaner who led pay strike faces former minister in Paris election

Rachel Keke, who coordinated successful strike for better pay and conditions, takes on Macron’s former sports minister

The Independent UK

Former hotel housekeeper aims to give French workers a voice

A former hotel housekeeper has become a symbol of the recent revival of France’s left-wing

Radio France Internationale

Final campaign push as parliamentary polls put France's Macron to the test

President Emmanuel Macron and his allies are making one last push for votes ahead of Sunday's final round of parliamentary elections. The French leader could lose his overall majority in the face of a left-wing alliance, complicating his plans for a second term of reforms.

France 24

French legislative elections: The second round, by the numbers

Voters in France are heading back to the polls for a fourth time in two months as legislative elections conclude on Sunday, hot on the heels of April's presidential vote. Some 48.5 million voters are registered to cast a ballot in 572 run-off races across the country, with results due…

Radio France Internationale

French ex-chambermaid vows to represent ‘invisible’ workers if elected MP

Rachel Keke, a former hotel cleaner who led the fight for better working conditions in a major Paris hotel chain in 2021, is through to the second round of France’s parliamentary elections. If she wins her seat on Sunday, she'll be one of few working-class MPs, and she counts on…

France 24

Macron or chaos: French ruling party flags red menace in tight election

Faced with the threat of a hung parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling coalition has shifted its fire from the far right to a new left-wing bloc after a first round of parliamentary elections that exposed the inadequacy of its campaign and the narrowness of its support base.

France 24

Voter turnout issue looms over French legislative elections after record first-round abstention

With 52.49 percent of voters choosing to stay away on Sunday, France recorded its highest-ever abstention rate in the first round of the legislative elections, surpassing the 2017 record by a full point. Voter turnout will remain a major issue for next Sunday's run-off, as candidates cajole voters head to…

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