{"id":465685,"date":"2022-06-20T16:02:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T13:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/french-president-macron-loses-absolute-parliamentary-majority\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T16:02:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T13:02:57","slug":"french-president-macron-loses-absolute-parliamentary-majority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/french-president-macron-loses-absolute-parliamentary-majority\/","title":{"rendered":"#French President Macron loses absolute parliamentary majority"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34932b80763\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34932b80763\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/french-president-macron-loses-absolute-parliamentary-majority\/#%E2%80%9CFrench_President_Macron_loses_absolute_parliamentary_majority%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;French President Macron loses absolute parliamentary majority&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CFrench_President_Macron_loses_absolute_parliamentary_majority%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;French President Macron loses absolute parliamentary majority&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron failed to keep control of the absolute majority in the National Assembly during Sunday\u2019s legislative elections, opening the door for unprecedented compromise in the nation\u2019s parliament.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While Macron\u2019s centrist Ensemble coalition garnered the majority of seats in the lower house \u2013 245 out of 577 \u2013 they came up short of the 289 threshold to hold the absolute majority, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/19\/europe\/france-parliamentary-election-macron-intl\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The far-left New Ecological and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> People\u2019s Union (NUPES) followed closely behind with 131 seats, becoming the main opposition party. The far-right National Rally coalition came up in third place with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roximately 89 seats \u2013 the largest number in its political history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe collapse of the presidential party is total, and no majority is presented,\u201d said NUPES leader Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Macron waves as he leaves after casting his vote in the second stage of French parliamentary elections on June 19.\" class=\"wp-image-22728057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Macron waves as he leaves after casting his vote in the second stage of French parliamentary elections on June 19.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-09.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"NUPES leader Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon\" class=\"wp-image-22728062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThe collapse of the presidential party is total,\u201d said NUPES leader Jean-Luc M\u00e9lenchon on Sunday.\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have achieved the political objective that we had set ourselves, in less than a month, to bring down the one who, with such arrogance, had twisted the arm of the whole country, who had been elected without knowing what for,\u201d M\u00e9lenchon added.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is reportedly the first time in more than 20 years that a newly elected French president has failed to garner enough seats to keep the absolute majority, weakening his overall power.<\/p>\n<p>While the move won\u2019t necessarily halt Macron\u2019s legislative agenda, it will force the president and his coalition to coordinate and compromise with other parties.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A voter cast his ballot at a voting station in Paris.\" class=\"wp-image-22728058\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-06.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A voter cast his ballot at a voting station in Paris.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Macron walks out of a voting booth on Sunday.\" class=\"wp-image-22728065\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Macron walks out of a voting booth on Sunday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Macron sailed to reelection in April, receiving 58.2% of the vote and becoming the first French president to win reelection in 20 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of our compatriots voted for me not out of support for my ideas but to block those of the extreme right,\u201d he said in a victory speech at the time. \u201cI want to thank them and I know that I have a duty towards then in the years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will have to be benevolent and respectful because our country is riddled with so many doubts, so many divisions,\u201d Macron added. \u201cNo one will be left by the wayside. It will be up to us to work together to achieve this unity which will enable us to live happier lives in France.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne\" class=\"wp-image-22728059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThe result is a risk for our country in view of the challenges we have to face,\u201d Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-08.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A voter picks up ballots before voting in the second round of the French parliamentary election in Lyon.\" class=\"wp-image-22728066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A voter picks up ballots before voting in the second round of the French parliamentary election in Lyon.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While he easily beat out far-right leader Marine Le Pen, the National Rally leader appeared to warn of a parliamentary majority failure at the time, saying the high right-wing voter turnout would help the party in June.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmmanuel Macron will do nothing to repair the factures that divide our country and make our compatriots suffer,\u201d she said. \u201cI fear that the five-year term [that] is about to begin will not break with the brutal methods of the previous one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, some were surprised with the outcome.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Voters arrive at the polling station in Strasbourg.\" class=\"wp-image-22728069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Voters arrive at the polling station in Strasbourg.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-10.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Far-right leader Marine Le Pen addresses reporters on June 20.\" class=\"wp-image-22728061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/emmanuel-macron-loses-majority-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Far-right leader Marine Le Pen addresses reporters on June 20.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finance Minister Bruno la Maire called it a \u201cdemocratic shock,\u201d saying it could \u201cblock out capacity to reform and protect the French,\u201d if the parties fail to compromise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe result is a risk for our country in view of the challenges we have to face,\u201d Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne 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