French Socialists suspend talks on left alliance for parliamentary poll

FILE PHOTO: French Socialist Party (PS) First Secretary Olivier Faure speaks during the party's investiture convention in Lille, France October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Socialist Party on Friday suspended talks aimed at uniting centre-left and hard-left parties ahead of parliamentary elections in June, in a sign of the hurdles the left faces as it tries to challenge newly re-elected President Emmanuel Macron.

Macron will need a majority in parliament to implement his policies. In recent French legislative ballots, the president's party has always secured a majority.