Macron lost an absolute majority in parliament: the election results in France
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French President Emmanuel Macron and his allies lost an absolute majority in the National Assembly in the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday (June 19th). However, Macron has lost control of the reform program, which is a devastating result for the newly elected president .
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According to the data published on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of France, according to the results of counting 100% of the votes of registered voters, the centrist bloc Macron “Ensemble!” won 245 seats in the new parliament, Jean-Luc Melanchon’s leftist bloc Nupes 131st, Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National 89th and the Republicans 61st.
Screenshot from the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of FranceReuters describes several scenarios for further developments. According to one, Macron could still try to unite with the conservative Republican Party to have 289 seats in parliament for an absolute majority. So, according to sources, last week the French president addressed the chairman of the Senate, a veteran of the party Gerard Larcher, but received a negative response.
If a coalition is not possible, according to Reuters, Macron will probably have to conclude an agreement on the basis of each bill. The same high-ranking Republican officials have said their party will be open to approving legislation on a case-by-case basis.
If the parties can not agree on anything, there will be stagnation, according to Reuters. The minority government will have only limited administrative powers and will not even be able to pass a budget bill at the end of the year. As president, Macron has the right to call early parliamentary elections at any time, but he is not sure he will be able to get the required number of votes in the second round.
If the French president loses again, he will be able to call new elections no sooner than a year later, in which calls for institutional reform and even Macron’s resignation are likely to grow stronger.
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The centrist party of French President Emmanuel Macron led in the first round of parliamentary elections.
Source: Ukrgate