France's main left-wing coalition has accused President Emmanuel Macron of denying democracy after he rejected the New Popular Front's candidate for prime minister following the inconclusive snap election. As president, Macron has the sole power to name the prime minister according to the French Constitution. The deeply fractured parliament wouldn't endorse a left-wing government, Macron said, and announced another round of consultations with political leaders. He called on left-wing leaders to seek cooperation with parties outside their coalition, including with the president's centrist alliance. Leftist leaders lashed out at Macron, accusing him of endangering French democracy and denying the election results. As the Socialists and the Greens refuse to meet with the president for a new round of talks, holding Macron solely responsible for an “exceptionally grave situation,” FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih is joined by Renaud Foucart, Economist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Lancaster University Management School.
