The President of the Republic declared in the Council of Ministers on Wednesday 3 July that he “will not govern with La France Insoumise”, adding that “a withdrawal is not equivalent to a coalition”, a participant told H24 MEDIA. This position is shared by Jean-Luc Mélenchon and other members of the New Popular Front

“We will not govern with La France Insoumise. A withdrawal does not mean coalition”, the president stated on 3 July, according to sources present.

Gabriel Attal reiterated this position on France Inter, saying, “Everything separates me from La France Insoumise. I will never make an alliance with them.” He clarified that he supported withdrawals to counter the RN, but not a government coalition with LFI. He also repeated on X that “there is not and never will be an alliance with La France Insoumise”, stressing that “withdrawing does not mean rallying”.

Sylvain Maillard, outgoing MP for Paris, told BFMTV: “We have never worked with the RN or LFI, and we will not start on 8 July.” Government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot added: “Fighting the RN today does not mean allying with LFI tomorrow.”

Faced with the possibility of a National Assembly without an absolute majority, the Prime Minister acknowledged that “neither LFI, nor the New Popular Front, nor our candidates alone can form an absolute majority”. He therefore envisaged a plural coalition without the Insoumis.

Gabriel Attal, guest on TF1’s 8 o’clock news, proposed a “plural National Assembly” where “several political groups from the right, left and centre” would work together on specific projects. Marine Tondelier, leader of the Ecologists, did not rule out this idea, although she was opposed to a Macronist prime minister, saying that it might be necessary “to do things that no one has ever done before”.

Jean-Luc Mélenchon firmly rejected this option during a France Insoumise broadcast, arguing that it would “detract from the programme”. Sandrine Rousseau also voiced her opposition on France 2, saying that a government of national unity would be a mistake and a betrayal of voters.

In summary, the idea of a coalition government including La France Insoumise is widely rejected by the main political players, with a consensus around the need to find alternative solutions to avoid a parliamentary deadlock.