French President Macron Refuses To Name PM From Leftwing Alliance

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France's political deadlock continues as President Emmanuel Macron refuses to name a prime minister from the leftwing coalition that won the most seats in the parliament in recent elections.
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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron is refusing to name a prime minister from the country's
00:05left-wing alliance that holds a majority of parliamentary seats.
00:09France has been in political deadlock since Macron called a snap election almost two months
00:14ago.
00:15The parliament is roughly divided into three.
00:18The left-wing alliance won the most seats, but Macron says a government formed by them
00:22would lead to an immediate vote of no confidence.

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