Jean-Luc Mélenchon

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier's hard-won new government faced pressure from day one on Sunday, as it came under fire from opponents on both the left and far right, which are now the largest blocs in parliament.

Thousands of left-wing demonstrators on Sept. 7 took to the streets across France to protest against the nomination of the centre-right Michel Barnier as prime minister and denounce President Emmanuel Macron's "power grab."

Protests took place in Paris as well as other cities including Nantes in the west, Nice and Marseille in the south and Strasbourg in the east.

Amidst a political crisis, France continues to swirl with Macron’s efforts to forge alliances, as the early parliamentary elections have caused strong reactions in the country’s political landscape, weakening the power of the French president, according to Bloomberg.

Gabriel Attal visited Macron’s office at noon to submit his resignation, as he had announced the previous day. The president of France has the authority to accept or reject the Prime Minister’s resignation.

France woke up today to an unprecedented atmosphere following early parliamentary elections that resulted in a National Assembly divided into three, without an absolute majority and with a fragile left-wing coalition emerging victorious.

The Ministry of the Interior of France has announced that Ivanka Dimitrova, representing the "National Rally" and born in Bulgaria, secured second place in the second round of elections with 40.02% of the vote, as reported by BTA. Dimitrova contested in the Second Electoral District of the Seine-et-Marne department.

The United Left "New Popular Front" is leading after the second round of early parliamentary elections in France, with a voter turnout exceeding 67%. President Macron's centrists have secured the second position. According to initial estimates, the "New Popular Front" will hold between 175 and 205 seats.

The French press headlines and media comments highlight the disastrous failure of French President Emmanuel Macron, whose decision to call early elections backfired, resulting in a victory for Marine Le Pen‘s party, National Rally, in the first round.

Marine Le Pen's National Rally party, led by the young Jordan Bardella, secured the lead in the first round of historic French parliamentary elections, potentially setting the stage for the far-right to gain power for the first time since World War II, AFP reported.

President Emmanuel Macron warned of the potential for civil war in France due to the political strategies of far-right and far-left factions, according to a podcast reported by the Russian edition rbc.ru.