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Speaking ahead of his meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, First Secretary of the centre-left Socialist Party Olivier Faure says to reports that the PS is "ready to contribute to breaking the political gridlock, but we need a change of political direction". Says "Our priorities include changing the pensions system [Macron's flagship policy]." Faure: "Only a PM from the left could bring the political change we want...Macron should also reach out to the Communists and Greens on forming a gov't....Our aim in talks with Macron is not to accept a gov't that doesn't include policy priorities of the left."

  • Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau from the conservative Les Republicains slaps down Faure, posting on X that the right "will not be able to make any concessions with the left". Says "In the interest of the country, the right can agree to make compromises, certainly not concessions."
  • Faure's suggestion of Macron's centrist Ensemble working with the environmentalist Social and Ecologist (E&S) Group and the left-wing nationalist Democratic and Republican Left (GDR) would represent a major leftward swing in any new gov't. It would almost certainly see LR refuse to participate. It would also be just short of a majority, with 284 seats, four under the 288 threshold. However, it is likely that deputies from the catch-all LIOT group or the unaffiliated non inscrits could push such an administration over the line. 

Chart 1. National Assembly (Prospective GDR-E&S-PS-Ensemble Coalition), Seats

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Speaking ahead of his meeting with President Emmanuel Macron, First Secretary of the centre-left Socialist Party Olivier Faure says to reports that the PS is "ready to contribute to breaking the political gridlock, but we need a change of political direction". Says "Our priorities include changing the pensions system [Macron's flagship policy]." Faure: "Only a PM from the left could bring the political change we want...Macron should also reach out to the Communists and Greens on forming a gov't....Our aim in talks with Macron is not to accept a gov't that doesn't include policy priorities of the left."

  • Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau from the conservative Les Republicains slaps down Faure, posting on X that the right "will not be able to make any concessions with the left". Says "In the interest of the country, the right can agree to make compromises, certainly not concessions."
  • Faure's suggestion of Macron's centrist Ensemble working with the environmentalist Social and Ecologist (E&S) Group and the left-wing nationalist Democratic and Republican Left (GDR) would represent a major leftward swing in any new gov't. It would almost certainly see LR refuse to participate. It would also be just short of a majority, with 284 seats, four under the 288 threshold. However, it is likely that deputies from the catch-all LIOT group or the unaffiliated non inscrits could push such an administration over the line. 

Chart 1. National Assembly (Prospective GDR-E&S-PS-Ensemble Coalition), Seats

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