According to Mr. Macron’s office, the French president has requested that Gabriel Attal continue in his position for a limited time “to ensure the country’s stability.”
After the election results, Mr. Attal, a member of Mr. Macron’s Renaissance party, submitted his resignation.
“Even though we had three times better results than being envisaged, it doesn’t mean that it’s a majority,” he stated on Sunday.
“So, faithful to the Republican tradition, I will actually withdraw tomorrow morning.”
Following Mr. Macron’s decision to call a quick election, predictions were that Marine Le Pen’s far-right party would become the dominating force in French politics.
Nonetheless, in the second round of parliamentary elections, the left-wing New Popular Front coalition (NPF) secured the greatest number of seats (182).
According to TV, Mr. Macron’s centrist organization, Ensemble, got 163 seats, with the National Rally (RN) coming in third with 143 seats.
In order to prevent three-way run-offs, centrist and leftist parties decided to withdraw 221 candidates, including 132 from the NPF and 83 from Mr. Macron’s group, after RN emerged as the front-runner in the first round of voting.
