“Without an absolute majority, the government will be at the mercy of opposition parties banding together” to topple it, said Dominique Rousseau, an emeritus professor of public law at the Panthéon-Sorbonne University in Paris.
It was not clear whether the centrists or the right-wing National Rally would be the second-largest bloc.
When it wasn’t, Mr. Macron’s government came dangerously close to falling.
This time, Mr. Macron’s options appear far more limited.
Some analysts believe that Mr. Macron’s position will become so untenable he will have to resign, but he has said he won’t.
Persons:
Emmanuel Macron, Dominique Rousseau, ”, Samy Benzina, Macron, Macron’s, Jean, Luc Mélenchon
Organizations:
Sorbonne University, National Assembly, University of Poitiers, French, Greens
Locations:
France, Paris