French elections: French newspapers headline Macron’s “defeat” – “France threatened with paralysis”

The French elections completed with his lineup Emanuel Macron not receives the percentages he wisheswhile Melanson emerged as the leader of the official opposition, with the newspapers France to comment sharply on the French president’s first term.

Thus, with headlines such as “jump into the political vacuum”, “France is threatened with paralysis” or even “painful defeat for Macron with serious political consequences”, the French press welcomed the results of the second round of parliamentary elections.

According to the newspaper Le Monde Macron camp fears “complete paralysis” and will cause “dissolution” of the National Assembly in a year.

Le Monde

Also the financial newspaper Les Échos states that these results are unprecedented for the Fifth Republic and raise the question of the head of state’s ability to govern the country and pass promising reforms, including pension reform. During the Tribune Macron faces the risk of leading the country to a stalemate at a time when the country’s economy is volatile.

Les Échos

Still, the Figaro speaks of a “mortal five-year term” for President Macron as the challenge is to “rule the ungovernable”.

Figaro’s article

Source: News Beast

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