French Elections 2024: What's Next for Macron as His Coalition Loses Majority

Paris: The results of the France Elections 2024 are showing the citizens' tilt towards a broad leftist coalition with the most parliamentary seats, as reported by the Associated Press.

The centrist alliance of President Emmanuel Macron is at the second position and the far right is on the third. Here's what the shocking results mean for President Macron...

French Election Results: Here's What it Means for President Macron

President Macron, whose alliance has not been able to achieve a majority in the France Elections 2024, has said that he'd wait to decide what his next step is going to be.

President Macron is heading to Washington this week, for a NATO Summit.

Will Emmanuel Macron Run for President Again?

As reported by Associated Press, Emmanuel Macron, who was currently the President of France, cannot run for the post again but he has vowed to stay in office until the end of his term.

Apart from saying that he would 'wait' to make decisions regarding a new government, President Macron in his statement has also said, that he will ensure the 'sovereign choise of the French people will be respected'.

Can the French President Make a Deal with the Left?

Macron may seek a deal with the moderate left to create a joint government. Such negotiations, if they happen, are expected to be very difficult because France has no tradition of this kind of arrangement.

The deal could take the form of a loose, informal alliance that would likely be fragile. Macron has said he would not work with the hard-left France Unbowed party, but he could possibly stretch out a hand to the Socialists and the Greens. They may refuse to take it, however.

If he can’t make a political deal, Macron could name a government of experts unaffiliated with political parties. Such a government would likely deal mostly with day-to-day affairs of keeping France running.

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal Offers to Resign

Amid projections showing a leftist coalition leading in the legislative elections, the Prime Minister of France, Gabriel Attal has offered to resign.

However, he has said that he will remain in the post during the Paris Olympics and for as long as needed.

The polling projections show that no party has won an outright majority. There likely will be weeks of intense political negotiations to choose a new prime minister and form a government.

(Inputs from AP)