Following the surprise victory of the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) alliance in the parliamentary election in France, the leader of the Socialists, Olivier Faure, has spoken out against a government alliance with President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist camp. There should be no “coalition of opposites” that continues Macron’s policies, said Faure. Faure called for France to be modernized, including massive investment in climate action. The rich should also be taxed more heavily, he said. According to initial projections, the NFP is surprisingly ahead after the second round of the parliamentary…