Five years have passed, yet French voters seem to have remained politically stuck in this five-year period. The results of...
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Except France has a semi-presidential system, without a majority in parliament a French president’s powers are limited. (the legislative elections are in one month)

the legislative elections are in one month

That’s the problem, with this schedule, the winner allays get majority in parliament

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Not always, thankfully. The real problem is that most voters ignore/forget about the legislatives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohabitation_(government)#Cohabitation_in_practice

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