Support from AssemblyMuch of what President-elect Emmanuel Macron can achieve will depend on the support he can get in the Assembly. However, this year has been anything but usual, with neither the Socialists nor Republicans, France’s two mainstream parties, making it to the final round of the presidential race. While these parties had started announcing their assembly candidate lists as early as 2016, the story has been different for the newer groups. Mr. Macron has said half his candidates will be women, and the other half will equally feature both civil society and local government. If Mr. Macron cannot obtain a majority in Parliament or enter into a coalition agreement, he will have to call the majority party to form the government, headed by a prime minister it nominates.

Source: The Hindu May 08, 2017 01:07 UTC