The future governing coalition in France will likely be fragile, and society will be characterized by greater political polarization, chairman of Rome-based think tank Vision and Global Trends Tiberio Graziani told Sputnik.
"Economic problems will worsen. It will be three years of political crisis," Graziani said.
France is already going through a political crisis, both internally and within Europe. The elections show that the country is facing political, economic, and social crises. The same can be said about other European nations, like Germany, the expert added.
Jean-Luc Melanchon's left-wing New Popular Front coalition won the parliamentary elections, securing 182 seats in the French parliament. President Emmanuel Macron's bloc gained 168 seats. Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardelle’s National Rally got 143 parliamentary seats.
In total, there are 577 seats in the lower house of parliament. Thus, no political force gained enough votes to form a majority government alone. No information has emerged about possible coalitions.
French and European media say the lack of a majority in parliament may plunge France into a prolonged political crisis due to an inability to form a new cabinet, calling the situation unmanageable.