French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist grouping has failed to win an absolute majority in parliament, raising the prospect of political paralysis.
France could face a long spell of political paralysis, after President Emmanuel Macron's centrist grouping failed to win an absolute majority in parliament.President Emmanuel Macron's centrist grouping will now seek alliances with other parties.
Mr Macron will invite all political parties able to form a group in the new parliament for talks on Tuesday and Wednesday, a source close to Mr Macron said on Monday. "We must think about a new way of functioning on an institutional level," European Affairs minister Clement Beaune,a close ally of the French President, told LCI television.
Mr Macron now needs either to form a wider coalition or accept leading a minority government that negotiates with opponents on a bill-by-bill basis. His only consolation: the opposition groups are themselves bitter rivals and in some cases riven by internal rifts. One key questions is whether Mr Macron will try to strike a deal with the conservative Les Republicains or go down the minority government route.
If Mr Macron fails to find an agreement with the opposition,the euro zone's second biggest economy faces political deadlock and possible snap elections down the line.
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