French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the possibility of creating a national unity government with both Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally faction, and Fabienne Roussel, leader of the Communists, BFM TV reported.

Thus, Le Pen confirmed that she had discussed with Macron on Tuesday the creation of a government, but refused to disclose details.

Before that, Roussel, who was a member of Jean-Luc Melenchon's left-wing coalition in the elections, spoke about his talks with the president. According to him, Macron asked the communist's opinion about Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne and his willingness to work in a national unity government. "I told him that it was not about the person, but about the direction he would set," Roussel commented on the meeting.

On Monday, the pro-presidential coalition Together! won France's parliamentary elections, but lost its majority in the legislature for the first time since the Fifth Republic, in 1958. Melenchon's New Ecologic and Social People's Union came in second, while the National Rally came in third. Christian Jacob, leader of the French center-right Republican Party, which came fourth, refused to negotiate with Macron.