The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has decided to meet successively tomorrow and the day after tomorrow with the heads of "the parties that intend to form a political group in parliament", the Champs-Elysées Palace announced.
"Since there is no parliamentary majority, the question is how to take and implement the necessary decisions for the country. This is the meaning of this meeting with the political forces," circles close to the presidency said.
Republican President Christian Jacob accepted the invitation, the French News Agency reported.
Republicans rule out "coalition" with Macron's faction
The Republicans, France's traditional right-wing party, have ruled out the possibility of forming a coalition with President Emmanuel Macron's centrists or entering into a cooperation agreement after Sunday's parliamentary elections, in which neither party secured an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
Except for a few isolated cases, the Republican deputies who met today to discuss the election results had already rejected a cooperation agreement with Macron. But analysts say it may be open to the possibility of providing support, on a case-by-case basis, for the government's bills.
Republican leader Christiane Jacob reiterated today that he opposes any deal with Macron. "We've just had a debate and what I'm telling you here is our almost unanimous position, reflecting the overwhelming majority," he told reporters as he left the meeting.
[/P][BR][BR]Macron's Ensemble! ("Together") party and the Republicans have similar agendas when it comes to the economy. For example, they both want to raise the retirement age and support nuclear power. If they worked together, they would have a majority in the House."
When asked about possible Republican defections, Zacomb said his deputies "campaigned together and will stay together without difficulty."
Source: APM
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