France's left calls for protests as Macron pushes fresh talks on forming government

French President Emmanuel Macron is struggling to launch a second round of negotiations over the appointment of a new government after on Tuesday having ruled out naming a prime minister from the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition, which won the most seats in parliament in July’s snap legislative elections. The leftist France Unbowed party has called for popular demonstrations on September 7, with leaders from the Socialist and Communist parties also saying they would take to the streets in protest.