Politics is always divisive: In a democracy, 'you must be divisive otherwise you're selling nothing' 

The leftist coalition has taken the most seats in parliament, with at least 181. Macron’s centrists have more than 160 seats. Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally have 143 seats after dominating in the first round. There is no majority for anyone, so the unpopular Macron will have to form alliances to run the government. France now faces the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and political paralysis in a pillar of the European Union. The Paris Olympics are less than three weeks away. As France seeks a way out of political 'fog', FRANCE 24 is joined by Arnaud Dassier, Entrepreneur and LR-RN candidate for the National Assembly, Olivia Polski, Deputy Mayor of Paris, Socialist Party and New Popular Front. and Christopher Weissberg, Substitute candidate in the legislative elections in North America for the Renaissance Party.
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