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Added on the 09/06/2022 20:20:22 - Copyright : France 24 EN
French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies were scrambling for a way out of political deadlock Monday (June 20) after losing their absolute parliamentary majority in a stunning blow for the president. FRANCE 24's Ellen Gainsford tells us more.
French President Emmanuel Macron was in danger of falling short of a parliamentary majority after a first round of voting on Sunday, with some polling firms seeing his centrist alliance scoring less than the 289 seats required. Mathieu Doiret, Researcher at IPSOS, speaks to FRANCE 24.
French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance was in danger of falling short of a majority after a first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday that saw a surge in support for a new leftwing coalition. Macron's "Ensemble" (Together) alliance ran neck-and-neck with new leftwing coalition NUPES in Sunday's first round, with both scoring around 25-26 percent of the popular vote. Data Scientist Rémi Louf gives his perspective.
France: Emmanuel Macron's party wins majority of seats in French Legislative elections
Allies of French President Emmanuel Macron started working Monday (June 20) 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. Andrew Smith, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary History and Politics at Chichester, gives his analysis.
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