France’s Hollande Floats Unity Government as the Left Wavers
- Leftist alliance is second in polls, but leaders are divided
- Far-left Melenchon says consensus isn’t possible, not his goal
Francois Hollande
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Former French President Francois Hollande indicated he’d be ready to build a new coalition that could govern if elections deliver a hung parliament as a leftist bloc he’s joined struggles to paper over internal divisions.
Hollande said he reentered the political fray in France to run for a seat at the National Assembly with a primary objective of stopping Marine Le Pen’s National Rally from taking power.