The New Popular Front that the French left formed after the results of the first round of the legislative elections has been the clear winner of the second round with 182 seats14 more than the second in the results.

The French have thus neutralised Marine’s far right. Le Pen, whose victory in the first round He has put the left into a panic. By finishing in third place, his chances of governing are gone.

However, the numbers are not so clear for the left and the lack of an absolute majority forces them to consider different scenarios.

Broad Government

The left is working to have a name to lead the new government this week. The person in charge of confirming it this morning was the leader of the Socialists, Olivier Faure.

Fauré would be an ideal prime minister for the European Union in a dream Executive of broad spectrum that would concentrate Support from the left to even the traditional right.

In the same way that electoral coalitions have been formed, this government coalition would be a possibility in the eyes of international analysts such as Ruth Ferreroprofessor of Political Science at the Complutense Institute of International Studies: “Macron and Attal are already trying to negotiate with the more moderate parties,” she points out.

Minority government

However, the locomotive of this new ‘gauche’, Jean-Luc Mélenchonleader of France Insoumise, has already said that he wants Try to govern without Macronist or centrist ties“Either Macron leaves or he must choose one of our own as Prime Minister.”

This option would be a very left-wing government, but in a minority, as the Popular Front’s 181 seats would be far from the 289 needed for an absolute majority. Melenchón’s party would need to win the support of at least 94 deputies.

Technical government

The third way that is proposed would be that of a One-year technical governmentFor this third option, ministers without party affiliation would have to be appointed, a technocratic government along the lines of those we have already seen in Italy.

Faced with the prospect of a blocked, ungovernable France, President Macron – who cannot be subjected to a vote of no confidence or call elections for at least a year – has for the moment opted for reject the resignation of his prime ministerGabriel Attal. Who knows, perhaps preparing the ground for this technical government until new elections.

And the repetition of elections?

For the moment, this option cannot be given, since, as we have noted before, the French Constitution requires that a year pass before a new dissolution of the National Assembly takes place.