Mr Macron had gambled on his decision to call snap elections giving France a “moment of clarification”, but the outcome showed the opposite, less than three weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics.
Prime minister Gabriel Attal had said he would remain in office if needed, but offered his resignation on Monday morning.
Mr Macron, who appointed him just seven months ago, immediately asked Mr Attal to stay on “to ensure the stability of the country”. The day before, Mr Attal made clear that he disagreed with Mr Macron’s decision to call the surprise elections.
Namita Singh9 July 2024 07:09
1720504334Euro slips as France faces hung parliament
The euro slipped yesterday but rose from overnight lows against the dollar after France’s election delivered a hung parliament.
The US dollar crept up from a more than three-week low after US payrolls data on Friday boosted bets that the Federal Reserve will soon start cutting interest rates.
French president Emmanuel Macron yesterday asked his prime minister to stay in the role for now, pending what will be difficult negotiations to form a new government after a surprise left-wing surge in elections.
People react to the projection of results during the second round of the legislative elections, near Republique Plaza in Paris, France, Sunday, 7 July 2024 (AP)
“We’re still waiting to see if the coalition can get the 240 to 250 lawmakers together to have any semblance of a, what is it, I think in France, a working government. We’re in wait-and-see mode there,” said Garth Appelt, head of Foreign Exchange & Emerging Markets Derivatives, Mizuho Americas in New York.
“There was a small risk that France would actually start to move towards exiting the Eurozone” if the National Rally had won, Mr Given said. “People are just happy to have it off the table.”
Namita Singh9 July 2024 06:52
1720504039White House sees no post-election changes to France relationship
The White House yesterday said that the election results in France are not going to change the strong US relationship with France.
A leftist alliance unexpectedly took the top spot in French elections on Sunday, delivering a major setback for Marine Le Pen’s nationalist National Rally.
Namita Singh9 July 2024 06:47
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Welcome to The Independent liveblog on the French election results for Tuesday 9 July, as we provide the latest updates on the poll outcome in Europe’s second largest economy.
Namita Singh9 July 2024 06:39
1720472444French footballer tells of ‘relief’ in Euro 2024 camp at election result
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot has admitted there was “relief” within the France camp at Euro 2024 when Sunday’s election results were announced back at home.
Some of Rabiot’s team-mates, among them captain Kylian Mbappe, last month urged voters to reject the far right in the nation’s parliamentary elections and although their calls appeared to go unheeded in the first ballot, they got their wish in Sunday’s second round as a leftist coalition prevailed.
Asked for the squad’s reaction during a press conference on Monday afternoon ahead of Tuesday’s semi-final clash with Spain in Munich, Rabiot said: “We didn’t watch together, no, because we got back from our training session, we had dinner at 8.15pm and then everyone went back to their rooms.
Tara Cobham8 July 2024 22:00
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