Published
Update
Article written by
/2021/12/14/61b8b9accb57c_france-3.png)
Monday, June 20, the day after the second round of legislative elections, the Nupes could become the largest opposition force in the National Assembly, with 133 deputies. Jean-Luc Mélenchon proposed to form a single group in the Assembly, an idea rejected outright by ecologists, communists and socialists.
Monday, June 20, the day after the second round of legislative elections, the Nupes could become the first opposition force in the National Assembly, with 133 deputies. But will the left alliance remain united in a single group in the Assembly? The agreement between the left-wing parties which had led to Nupes provided that the different parties would each have their own parliamentary group. But Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the alliance, said the day after the second round: “the Nupes should constitute itself as a single group.”
Why this sudden offer? On paper, the National Rally is today the first opposition party in the country, with 89 deputies, ahead of all the left-wing parties taken individually. But, if the latter came together, the Nupes would then become the first opposition party, with 133 deputies. However, faced with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s proposal, the reaction of the other parties is immediate and unanimous: no. There are eight days left to form the parliamentary groups.
all the news in video
Receive the essentials of our news with our newsletter
Newsletter subscription
France Télévisions uses your email address to send you newsletters.
articles on the same topic
Seen from Europe
Franceinfo selects daily content from European public audiovisual media, members of Eurovision. These contents are published in English or French.