French president Macron offers to compromise after parliament loss

Mr Macron said the National Assembly’s composition echoes “fractures, deep divisions across our country”

French President Emmanuel Macron appears on a screen as he gives a national televised address (Bob Edme/AP)

French president Emmanuel Macron has to “legislate in a different way” based on compromises between diverse political forces, three days after he suffered a major political blow when his party lost its parliamentary majority.

Mr Macron spoke in a national televised address after two days of back-to-back meetings with the leaders of rival parties, in an effort to show he is open to dialogue.