French left blasts Macron, demands keys to govt

PARIS, July 11 (AFP): French left-wingers attacked President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday after he called for a broad coalition government, demanding that their movement alone should propose a prime minister.

No single force won Sunday's second-round vote outright, though a broad alliance of Socialists, Communists, Greens and the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) won the most seats, with 193 in the 577-strong National Assembly. With no overall majority, the result left France rudderless at home, where it will host the Olympic Games in just over two weeks.