The Potential Contenders to Become France’s New Prime Minister
- Hung parliament creates complex race to form a government
- There are numerous candidates but all options are fraught
President Emmanuel Macron plunged France into political disarray with snap elections and now faces the nearly intractable decision of finding a prime minister capable of charting a path forward.
While Macron’s centrists ended up in second place, his power base has shrunk further and is hemmed in by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and a left-wing alliance, known as the New Popular Front.