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The newspaper La Jornada
Tuesday, August 27, 2024, p. 32

French President Emmanuel Macron yesterday refused to appoint economist Lucie Castets (pictured), proposed by the New Popular Front, made up of socialists, communists, environmentalists and members of the radical left-wing party La France Insoumise, as prime minister. The president called for a new round of consultations in order to maintain the institutional stability. France is in a impasse political, since none of the three blocks that emerged after the elections (left, centre-right and far right) reached the majority of 289 deputies.