With the drama of France surprise summer election over, the turbulence is far from done. The nation now faces the challenging task of stage two; from the inconclusive results of Saturday’s vote, it aimed at immediately constructing a functional coalition. Sylvie Kauffmann, a columnist for Le Monde, aptly summarizes the situation: “Much remains ambiguous now We realize that somebody lost yet we do not even know who won He spoke lugubriously Nobody knows – the signs are not propitious. ”
There is a high risk for deadlock which is quite dangerous for France’s governance, the country’s constitution, Europe’s integration process, and the war in Ukraine. Still, France is known to have political instability, although this is a subject of debate. The change, however, came with post-Second World War II, the organization leading to the establishment of the modern fifth Republic. Later on, the nation faced the ordeal of “cohabation”, where presidents and prime ministers hail from different parties.
Presumably, due to numerous vacations during the hot summer or the transition to the Paris Olympics, the political activity in France may decrease, albeit for a short time. But the cohabitation struggles of the 1980s and 1990s look tame compared to the bitter and prolonged fights forecasted to take place in the National Assembly in the next several weeks and months. Some analysts are still aghast that the French electorate made the country ‘ungovernable’ by establishing a parliament that has three almost equal minorities. It is also possible that the French are simply facing a deal-making task that is similar to the tasks handled by other European countries.
The New Popular Front was the working of a left-wing coalition, which was the largest in the election and, as a result, got to choose the next prime minister and govern. However, this attempt will not have a working majority, and thus, every reasonable candidate will have to rely on the support of the centrist parties.
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