to continue to bring french people together as part of the great popular movement unifying all patriots, from the right and the left. the parliamentary opposition to macron s centrist coalition is now much stronger than before, but it s also more fractured, with one block led by jean luc melenchon on the far left of the chamber, and another by marine le pen on the far right. french politics is realigning around these three political groups. some voters say it s no bad thing if president macron is forced to negotiate with his opponents. others believe denying the government a majority only leads to stagnation. president macron is facing a new area of political opposition that some see as good for democracy and others as bad for france. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. emiliano grossman is associate professor of politics from the paris institute
his majority in parliamentary elections less than two months after winning his second term as france s president. president macron of france has suffered a major political setback after his party failed to win a majority in the country s parliamentary elections. his party, ensemble, is still the biggest in the national assembly but it lost around 100 seats in yesterday s elections, which saw big gains by marine le pen s far right party and a new left wing alliance. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, has the details. emmanuel macron s presidency just got tougher. his centrist coalition has lost a third of its seats. just look at the mood. translation: the situation is unprecedented. the national assembly has never seen a configuration of this type in the fifth republic.
marine le pen s far right national rally has 89 seats, with the mainstream right wing les republicans, headed by christianjackob, back on 64. our paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. emmanuel macron s presidency just got tougher. his centrist coalition has lost a third of its seats. just look at the mood. translation: the situation is unprecedented. the national assembly has never seen a configuration of this type in the fifth republic. this situation constitutes a risk for our country, in view of the challenges that we have to face. this is now president macron s main opposition, a new alliance of green and left wing parties dominated by far left mps, the initial estimates confirming their new status as the first opposition
party of france. translation: it s the total defeat of the president s party, and there is no majority. we have achieved the political objective we gave ourselves, to bring down the man who with such arrogance twisted the arm of the whole country to get elected. but this was the big surprise of the night marine le pen s far right national rally party jumped from a handful of seats to almost 90. plenty of opposition to the president from all sides. translation: we are going - to continue to bring french people together as part of the great popular movement unifying all patriots, from the right and the left. the parliamentary opposition to macron s centrist coalition is now much stronger than before, but it s also more fractured, with one block led by jean luc melenchon on the far left of the chamber, and another by marine le pen on the far right. french politics is realigning around these three political groups.
to ensure that the grain, which is stuck in ukraine because of the war, can reach those countries that need it. josepp borell said the blockade was having a direct impact on people around the world who are going hungry. france s president emmanuel macron has experienced a major political setback, losing his parliamentary majority in the country s elections. his party, ensemble, is still the biggest in the national assembly, holding 2115 seats. but it suffered the loss of dozens more. it means president macron will now be forced to negotiate with opposition parties in order to get his policies through. the election saw major advances for a new left wing alliance and for marine le pen s party of the far right. 0ur paris correspondent lucy williamson reports. president macron s centrist coalition has lost a third of its seats. just look at the mood. translation: the situation is unprecedented. the national assembly has never seen