The far-left faction of the alliance that won the most seats in France’s parliamentary elections suspended talks with its partners on Monday, plunging the left’s efforts to capitalise on its victory into disarray.
The hastily formed Nouveau Front Populaire — which includes the far-left La France Insoumise, the Greens and the more moderate Socialist and Communist parties — had hoped to build on its election success by naming a prime minister and forming a government.
However, disagreements within the alliance over who to put forward are now spilling into the open. The acrimony is also imperilling efforts to agree on a contender for president of the new national assembly when it sits for the first time on Thursday.