French leftist parties on Tuesday pitched potential candidates to head a minority government, hoping to name a potential prime minister by the end of the week. They also “solemnly” warned President Macron not to keep Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in his role for much longer. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded.
Summary:
- French leftist parties on Tuesday pitched potential candidates to head a minority government, hoping to name a potential prime minister by the end of the week.
- The leftist alliance also “solemnly” warned President Macron not to keep Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in his role for much longer.
- France's left-wing parties arrived at the National Assembly Tuesday for orientation sessions after having emerged from the snap legislative elections with the largest number of seats in parliament.
- Negotiations to form a new government continued in France Tuesday after the National Assembly split into three blocs in the wake of snap legislative elections. The leftist New Popular Front coalition took the helm, Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble came next, while the election's first-round winners, the far-right National Rally (RN), came third.
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Yesterday's key developments:
- Macron refused Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's resignation on Monday, asking him instead to remain as head of government temporarily "to ensure the country's stability".
- Macron had dissolved parliament after the far right trounced his centrist alliance in the June 9 elections for the European Parliament, calling for snap legislative elections in a huge gamble.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
