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France 24: Macron angering leftwing bloc with call for "centrist" coalition

French President Macron sent an open letter calling for "mainstream political forces" to form a coalition, since no one political bloc won an absolute majority in the elections.

JUL 11, 2024 11:14

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Emanuel Macron. background — Emanuel Macron. (Photo: photocosmos1 / Shutterstock)

Following the second round of Parliamentary elections which led to no political bloc having a majority, President Emanuel Macron issued an open letter calling for "mainstream political forces" to form a coalition across party lines yesterday (Wednesday), according to France 24.

The leftwing political bloc, the New Popular Front, rejected this call, saying that a Prime Minister should be appointed from their parliamentary bloc, which is now the largest, as per French political tradition.

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