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Mr Macron issued an open letter on Wednesday claiming that “no one had won” and asked “republican forces” to form a “solid majority” to govern.
it looks like the predictions from the lemmyverse of macron trying to form coalition government that will minimize progressiveness as much as possible are true.
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A top trade union leader has urged President Emmanuel Macron to ensure a left-wing alliance is allowed to govern after a surprise win in France’s snap election – hinting that any alternative could be met with protests during the Paris Olympics.
Breaking his silence since the New Popular Front (NFP) grouping – which spans the radical and centre-left and greens – beat his own centrist camp into second place in Sunday’s election, Mr Macron issued an open letter on Wednesday claiming that “no one had won” and asked “republican forces” to form a “solid majority” to govern.
Faced with a hung parliament, Mr Macron called in his open letter for a coalition of all MPs, with the exception of the populist National Rally and the radical left France Unbowed (LFI) party, who are a significant part of the NFP alliance but are seen as almost as extreme as RN by many in the French president’s centrist group.
Hitting back, Sophie Binet, leader of the CGT union, said on Thursday that Mr Macron was in denial about the result of the election and should appoint as prime minister whoever the NFP picks.
The letter provoked a furore among other politicians, with centre-left socialist party leader Olivier Faure telling France 2 television that Mr Macron must “respect” the choice of French voters.
The railway workers’ branch of the CGT responded by calling for protests on 18 July, the day when the newly elected parliament is scheduled to convene.
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