Emmanuel Macron loses outright majority in parliament after defections
Seven MPs are leaving the French president’s La Republique En March (LREM) party to joint the new Ecology, Democracy, Solidarity group
19 May 2020 - 10:50
Paris — Defectors from French President Emmanuel Macron's ruling party announced the creation of a new group in France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday, depriving the president of an outright majority and raising pressure for more left-wing policies.
Seven MPs are splitting from Macron's La Republique En March (LREM) party to joint the new “Ecology, Democracy, Solidarity” (EDS) group, which said it would initially count 17 parliamentarians in its ranks...
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