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Macron could alternatively call a snap election, which could result in another hung parliament or in victory for either the far-right National Rally or a left-wing coalition.
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
The snap vote last June left France with a hung parliament and political instability that hobbled efforts to reduce the budget deficit to European Union limits.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
In that scenario, a hung parliament remains within the realm of possibility.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
France held a snap election over the summer that resulted in a hung parliament.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
The outcome left France, a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host country, facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and political paralysis.
—John Leicester, TIME, 8 July 2024
The most likely scenario is a hung parliament, with a relative majority for the RN.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 27 June 2024
Depending on how many seats the PML-N can capture outside of its traditional stronghold in the Punjab, Pakistan could conceivably see a hung parliament with the PPP as the largest party in a coalition government.
—George Fulton, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2012
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Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
The snap vote last June left France with a hung parliament and political instability that hobbled efforts to reduce the budget deficit to European Union limits.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025
In that scenario, a hung parliament remains within the realm of possibility.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
France held a snap election over the summer that resulted in a hung parliament.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025
The outcome left France, a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host country, facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and political paralysis.
—John Leicester, TIME, 8 July 2024
The most likely scenario is a hung parliament, with a relative majority for the RN.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 27 June 2024
Depending on how many seats the PML-N can capture outside of its traditional stronghold in the Punjab, Pakistan could conceivably see a hung parliament with the PPP as the largest party in a coalition government.
—George Fulton, Foreign Affairs, 30 Apr. 2012
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