The newly elected and re-elected MPs belonging to the far-right National Rally will be entering France’s National Assembly this Wednesday. Despite its shock election loss on Sunday, arriving in third place, the bloc will have 143 MPs in the new legislature, an all-time record. Follow the latest developments in this live blog.
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The far-right bloc, made up mostly of National Rally MPs, will arrive at the Palais Bourbon in Paris at 9:30 am Wednesday. They will then take a traditional group picture before entering the National Assembly for orientation sessions.
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Leftist leaders have told President Emmanuel Macron that they plan on submitting a candidate for Prime Minister by the end of the week or early next week.
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The leftist alliance also “solemnly” warned President Macron not to keep Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in his role for much longer.
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France‘s left-wing parties arrived at the National Assembly Tuesday for orientation sessions after having emerged from the snap legislative elections with the largest number of seats in parliament.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)
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