French parliament faces complex puzzle in post-election coalition talks
A broad leftist coalition has come out on top following pivotal legislative elections in France, but has still fallen short of an absolute majority — forcing parliament and the executive into a difficult negotiations to agree on a prime minister. After a major advance for the far right in the first round of polling, the electorate ultimately kept the Nationally Rally party at bay, leaving the country in the unprecedented position of having no dominant political bloc in parliament. Three major blocs have emerged, and none of them is close to holding a majority of at least 289 seats out of 577. ...