French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. File photoPARIS, Jun 20French Prime Minister Elisabeth Born said following the results of the elections to the National Assembly of the country that work on the creation of an «active majority» will begin as early as Monday.
" central force in this new congregation, we must take on a special responsibility. Starting tomorrow, we will work on creating an active majority,” the prime minister said during her speech on Sunday. The video broadcast was conducted on the Twitter account of the French government.
She stressed that it is necessary to find «the right compromises in order to act for the good of France.» On Sunday, France held the second round of elections to the National Assembly of the country (the lower house of parliament). The turnout as of 17.00 local time (18.00 Moscow time) was 38.11%. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, after processing 71% of the ballots, the coalition of French President Emmanuel Macron «Together!» leads the elections with 36.06% of the vote, Jean-Luc Mélenchon's left-wing New People's Ecological and Social Union (Nupes) receives 27.08%, Marine Le Pen's National Rally party is in third place with 21.57% of the vote .Mélenchon said that the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections indicate the failure of Macron's policy. Marine Le Pen promised that her party in the French National Assembly will represent a tough but constructive opposition. The head of the fourth-placed Republican party, Christian Jacob, said the party remains in opposition. in the National Assembly