French power shifts to parliament

People celebrating after the second round of the French legislative elections at Place de la Republic in Paris. The final tally confirms that the left has the most seats in the National Assembly, with the far right third. Now, there’s a scramble to figure out a way forward. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

INSTEAD of waking up to a country dominated by the far right, France awoke on July 8 to becoming Italy, a country where only painstaking parliamentary negotiation may eventually yield a viable coalition government.

France said no to Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigrant National Rally party in legislative elections, another demonstration of its deep-seated resistance to nationalist adventures.