PARIS — French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced his intention to offer his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, following his party’s failure to secure a majority in the parliamentary elections. Despite this setback, Attal expressed his readiness to remain in office “as long as duty demands,” especially with the Paris Olympics set to commence in three weeks.

The elections saw a surprising turn of events as an alliance of left-wing parties, the New Popular Front (NFP), emerged as the largest parliamentary bloc, surpassing both the far-right National Rally (RN) and President Macron’s centrist coalition, Ensemble.

The NFP, formed last month after Macron called for snap elections, united the previously fragmented Socialists, Greens, Communists, and the hard-left France Unbowed into a single camp. However, despite RN’s initial lead in the first round of voting on June 30, projections from four major polling agencies indicated that no party would achieve an absolute majority.

This political deadlock places France in a state of uncertainty just days before a critical NATO summit and three weeks before the Olympic Games. Macron, who has yet to publicly comment on the election results, has called for “prudence and analysis of the results,” according to an aide.

Marine Le Pen, leader of the RN, remarked on the unexpected outcomes: “The tide is rising. It did not rise high enough this time, but it continues to rise and, consequently, our victory has only been delayed.”

Attal’s potential resignation and the lack of a clear parliamentary majority could lead to a protracted period of political instability in France.