Angelique Chrisafis
Monday
8
July
2024
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President seeks to ensure stability during transition after green-left alliance’s surprise electoral win
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No obvious candidate to replace Attal after leftwing NFP alliance becomes biggest force in French parliament but fails to win outright majority
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With parliament roughly split into three blocs, it could take weeks for MPs in a typically conflictual system to build coalitions
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This blog has now closed but you can read our full report on the French election results here