Macron meets Marine Le Pen amid France prime minister talks
Al Jazeera
After his party’s defeat in the July elections, Macron must decide who to nominate for prime minister.
French President Emmanuel Macron has met with far-right politician Marine Le Pen amid pressure to pick a new prime minister after the failure of any party to emerge with a parliamentary majority in July’s elections.
Since Friday, Macron has invited party leaders to talks in the hopes of finding a consensus candidate who would not immediately be ousted in a no-confidence vote.
Gabriel Attal, who was only made prime minister in January, is currently the caretaker leader until a candidate is chosen.
During last month’s parliamentary elections, the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition won the most seats at 190, Macron’s Renaissance party came second at 160 and Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party came third, winning 140 seats.
That followed a concerted effort by the NFP and Macron’s centrists to stop the National Rally from coming out on top.
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