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August 27th marks 42 days since French president Emanuel macr accepted the resignation of former prime minister Gabriel atel government however Paris is still waiting for a new government to take over this as the political stalemate over who will hold the Reigns of power continues and there seems to be no end insight and no person Insight on Monday macro rejected to agree to a government led by the left-wing new popular front Alliance or the NFP it won the most seats in last month's legislative election and has proposed Lucy caste a little known civil servant for the Post well macro said France needed institutional stability and the left could not win a confidence vote in the parliament in a display of protest France's socialists and greens have decided not to participate in further talks with macro to find a way out of political deadlock not only this their leaders have called on supporters to hold peaceful protests instead green party Chief Marie tondela told a local radio that this election is being stolen from them meanwhile Socialist Party president told France 24 television that he would not engage in what he called a parody of democracy now the prospect of a leftist Le government was off the table in the latest macro has held a new round of consultations with political groups earlier today after two days of failed talks however the president again appears to be back on square one as each of the three groupings have ruled out forming a coalition the June 30th and July 7 snap elections resulted in a political stalemate as no group emerged with a clear majority to win an outright majority a party or Coalition needed to secure at least 289 of the national assembly's 577 seats the new popular front secured 188 seats ma Centrist Ensemble Alliance stood second at 160 and the far right National rally surprisingly came in third with 140 seats [Applause] for all the latest news download the Von app And subscribe to our YouTube channel

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