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The search for a potential government coalition in France continues after parliamentary elections that dealt a serious blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist camp and failed to deliver a clear parliamentary majority. The victorious left-wing New Popular Front alliance, which fell far short of an outright majority, is continuing to sound out who from its own ranks could become prime minister if a government is formed. The quickly formed alliance of Socialists, Communists and Greens went into the election without a lead candidate, and are now wrangling over who should be put forward as a p…

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