Macron did not receive an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections/Getty images
Parliamentary elections to the lower house have taken place in France. Macron does not have a critical situation, but all observers agree that it will be more difficult for him to rule than 5 years ago.
A journalist from Lyon, Maxim Sokolov, told Channel 24 about this. He also noted that in 2017 Emmanuel Macron received an absolute majority, now he usually has such a majority.
Therefore, in order to make important reforms and other critical decisions, we will have to agree notes Sokolov.
How the majority in the French Parliament is formed
The lower house of the French Parliament has 587 mandates, that is, an absolute majority – 289 deputies . Macron received 245 mandates, respectively, to make important decisions, such as pension reform, it is necessary to reach an agreement, the journalist says.
The results of the elections to the French parliament
The pro-presidential coalition “Razom” won. More than 8 million people voted for it. The mandates were distributed as follows:
- the pro-presidential coalition “Razom” won 245 seats in parliament,
- the Nupes bloc of left forces – 131,
- “National Association “- 89,
- “Republicans” – 61.
Also in Parliament will be:
- 22 deputies from various leftist forces,
- 10 from various right-wing forces,
- 10 regional deputies.
The pro-presidential coalition “Razom” had to win at least 289 seats to maintain a majority in parliament. Now he will have to look for compromises with other forces.
French presidential elections were recently held
On April 24, the results of the French presidential elections were announced. They were won by Emmanuel Macron, who received much more votes than his opponent Marine Le Pen.
According to the official election results, 58.55% of French citizens voted for Macron. His opponent received only 41.45% of the vote. But it is important that in the first round the gap between them was only 3% of the votes.
A new batch of aid from France
Recently it became known that Ukraine will receive new weapons and other support from France . First of all, we are talking about the latest Caesar artillery mounts. They are the flagship of the French artillery. Self-propelled guns can launch 155-millimeter projectiles at a distance of up to 40 kilometers.
In addition, during a visit to Kyiv, Macron assured that we would also receive a mobile system for DNA analysis. This is very necessary in a war, because it will help to identify the dead.
