French Election: National Front Populaire (left) will have first shot at forming a Parliamentary Government,

[brooklynite]

NFP: 181 seats
Ensemble (Macron): 166
National Rally: 143

3 seats remain to be called.

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2024/07/07/2024-french-election-results-chart-and-map-of-second-round-winners_6676976_8.html

[ColinC]

1. Hopefully Ensemble is supportive of their choice

They shouldn’t have to spend too long in limbo

[dsc]

2. There are 577 seats

meaning that 289 seats are needed for a majority. That means any two of the top three parties can form a government together and/or prevent the remaining party from doing so. That gives Macron some degree of power. The best result for France would be some form of NFP/Ensemble coalition.