Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron will on Monday consult with his predecessors François Hollande and Nicolas Sarkozy in a bid to break the country’s political deadlock, according to media reports.
Macron also plans to meet with former socialist prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve, the France Info and BFMTV broadcasters said, citing sources close to the former leaders.
Cazeneuve headed the government under Hollande from December 2016 to May 2017 and could once again be a candidate for the office, media have speculated.
A month and a half after early parliamentary elections in France, Macron has still not appointed a new prime minister. Nor is there any prospect of a viable government majority among the parties. The election produced a surprise victory for the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire, ahead of Macron’s centrist forces and the far-right forces around Marine Le Pen, who had been predicted to win. (DPA)