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The centrist president, facing the worst domestic crisis of his presidency since 2017, has yet to address the public.

The EPP this week bullied the centrist Renew faction and the center-left Socialists & Democrats caucus into supporting partial rollbacks of these measures.

His decision to dissolve parliament in the summer of 2024 paved the way for the current fragmentation, with parties on the left and far right gaining seats while Macron’s centrist and conservative allies suffered losses.

Gabriel Attal, who leads Macron’s centrist party, faulted the president for appointing politically skewed prime ministers to lead budget negotiations rather than allowing political parties to reach an agreement beforehand.

The polls suggest Mr. Macron’s centrist allies would be the biggest losers.