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Macron Battles to Salvage Functioning Government

French President Emmanuel Macron faces an uphill battle to cling onto control of his government after a damaging national Assembly vote saw his Ensemble grouping gain only 245 of 577 seats.

This means he will have to either urge more factions to join his coalition or negotiate every bill with opponents. Republicans have rejected any move to join him despite being considered most likely to offer support.

Right-wing party National Rally picked up a record 89 seats, prompting Marine Le Pen to declare she would not lead the party but instead dedicate herself to the presidency of the large NR-led group.