Updated On: 28 August, 2024 07:18 AM IST | Paris | Agencies
However, President Emmanuel Macron, refused to nominate a government led by the left-wing New Popular Front alliance (NFP), after which leaders have again backed protests against him

Protests in France against Macron’s pension bill. File pic/X
France’s left-wing, four-party coalition, won the most seats in last month’s parliamentary elections and said its candidate, Paris civil servant Lucie Castets, should be named prime minister, despite falling way short of a majority.
However, President Emmanuel Macron, refused to nominate a government led by the left-wing New Popular Front alliance (NFP), after which leaders have again backed protests against him.