A majority of French people now consider President Emmanuel Macron to have 'stolen' the country's recent legislative election, after he chose centre-right former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier to form a government despite a leftist coalition winning the most seats.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in France after President Emmanuel Macron chose to appoint a conservative prime minister following an election that saw a leftist coalition receive the most seats.
The interior ministry did not immediately give a figure for the entire country, but its numbers are usually much lower than those given by organisers.President Emmanuel Macron has named the EU's former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France's new prime minister, despite his Les Républicains party coming fifth in elections earlier this year.
He said on Friday he wanted to include conservatives, members of Mr Macron's camp, and some politicians from the left in his future government. Mr Barnier's centre-right Les Républicains party is only the fifth-largest bloc in the National Assembly with less than 50 legislators, and the left believes he will push wholesale spending cuts and a tougher stance on immigration."There still is a feeling that our borders are sieves and that migration flows aren't being controlled", Mr Barnier said on Friday.
Mr Barnier continued consultations on Saturday as he looked to form a government, a tricky job given he faces a potential no-confidence vote.
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