Attempts to bring the two camps closer: Macron's party proposes "action plan for the French"
A month after the French parliamentary elections, attempts at rapprochement among different political factions are slowly gaining momentum. The head of the presidential party Renaissance, Stéphane Séjourné, proposed an "Action Plan for the French" in a letter to other party leaders. As Séjourné announced on X, the letter is addressed to "Republican parties," suggesting that the politician, who is also the managing foreign minister, is reaching out to all parties except the far-right Rassemblement National led by Marine Le Pen and the leftist La France Insoumise.
Séjourné called for overcoming past divisions and proposed cooperation along seven priorities, including public services in healthcare and education, environment, and security. Instead of eliminating differing views, he suggested overcoming them to enable action. Previously, reports indicated that Lucie Castets, the left's preferred candidate for the premiership, had also written to deputies seeking collaboration.
In the snap parliamentary election, the leftist alliance Nouveau Front Populaire surprisingly came out on top. President Emmanuel Macron's centrist forces came in second, with Rassemblement National in third place. None of the camps, however, hold an absolute majority in the National Assembly, which is unusual in France and complicates government formation.
Macron has repeatedly called for a coalition spanning from socialists to conservatives. The left, comprising the Left Party, Communists, Socialists, and Greens, however, sees the government mandate as belonging to them.
The Macron Party, specifically the presidential party Renaissance led by Stéphane Séjourné, is reaching out to other parties for cooperation, excluding the far-right Rassemblement National and the leftist La France Insoumise. Despite the Macron Party coming in second place in the recent parliamentary elections, none of the parties hold an absolute majority in the National Assembly, making government formation challenging.
