French legislative election: France set to enter prolonged phase of ...

PARIS — France is headed for weeks or even months of political turmoil following a second-round vote on Sunday that left no single party or alliance in a position to form a majority on its own.

Tactical voting and cooperation between the parties that oppose Marine Le Pen’s National Rally kept the far right out of power — and ushered in a shock victory for the New Popular Front, a leftist alliance that includes the Socialists, Greens, Communists and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Unbowed.

Here are key takeaways as France wakes up to a new political reality.

— A Socialist Party leader said the left-wing alliance would put forward a name for prime minister this week.

— French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the incumbent prime minister, Gabriel Attal, to stay on as a caretaker while leftist parties attempt to agree on a candidate to replace him.

— No single party or alliance won enough of the vote to rule alone, meaning that a coalition will be necessary to form the next government. What that coalition will look like is still anyone’s guess.

Stick with us throughout the day as we bring you the latest developments.

SOURCE: Ministry of Interior