PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for “responsibility and cooperation” from other political parties in his first speech since losing an absolute majority in parliament, suggesting it could be possible to build a coalition deal to pass legislation.
“As in most Western democracies, whether it is Germany, Italy, or many others, no single political force can make the laws today,” Macron said in a televised address. “We must collectively learn to govern and regulate differently.”
In the second round of the parliamentary election last Sunday, Macron’s centrist coalition came in first but won just 246 seats out of the 289 needed to maintain its prior absolute parliamentary
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