French parties begin talks on forming government after chaotic election

The group of elected parliamentarians of the France Unbowed party gather inside the National Assembly (Michel Euler/AP)

Newly elected lawmakers have arrived at France’s lower house of parliament for talks aimed at forming a government after a chaotic election result left the legislature split among left, centre and far-right parties.

President Emmanuel Macron has asked his Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to continue handling day-to-day affairs, less than three weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics.