Macron meets French party leaders to try to name a prime minister
PARIS -French President Emmanuel Macron began meeting party leaders from across France's political spectrum on Friday with the aim, nearly seven weeks after inconclusive parliamentary elections, to finally give the country a new prime minister.
Macron's gamble to call the snap parliamentary election backfired, with his centrist coalition losing dozens of seats in the June 30 and July 7 ballots, which delivered a hung parliament. Instead, he has called for leaders to strike deals beyond party lines to form a government that would have a solid majority.
But Castets' chances of getting the job are slim. A source close to Macron told Reuters earlier this month that the president believes the centre of gravity of the new parliament is in the centre or the centre-right.
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