Before the early parliamentary elections, French President Emmanuel Macron called on the Social Democrats, Conservatives and Greens to unite with his centrist camp to form the future government.
"There is a will to cooperate with all those who are not bound by alliances with the extreme left and right. It is this redefinition of political life that I now call for with deep humility and determination," he said at a press conference in Paris on Wednesday, 12 June.
"I am convinced that the social democrats, radicals, conservationists, Christian democrats, Gaullists and many other compatriots and politicians who are not caught up in the extremist fever and who are able to form a fairly clear axis around the current majority will be able to work with these major political players to govern the country," Deutsche Welle quoted Macron as saying.
Following the unexpected dissolution of the lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, on 9 June, the French president warned of the threat posed by the far left and far right camps.
He stressed that these blocs do not have unanimity on any of the important issues and are unable to form a ruling majority.
"I firmly believe that only the political forces that make up the presidential majority today are capable of promoting a thoughtful, realistic and future-oriented government project," Macron said.
Background. As reported, the French President, in response to the defeat of the liberal forces and the convincing victory of the right-wing nationalists in the European Parliament elections on the evening of 9 June, dissolved the National Assembly and called early parliamentary elections for 30 June (first round) and 7 July (second round). French citizens will have to elect 577 new members of the National Assembly. Macron's own presidential mandate does not expire until 2027.
Read more about what Ukraine, in particular, should expect from this unexpected turn in French politics in Mind's article "Early elections in France: what happened, why and what to expect next?".