Le Pen says France is in a ‘quagmire’ following chaotic elections

Marine Le Pen has described the state of France as a ‘quagmire’ (Thibault Camus/AP)

With nine days to go before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen said that the deeply divided country is “in a quagmire” after chaotic legislative elections produced a fragmented parliament.

France has been on the brink of government paralysis since elections for the National Assembly earlier this month resulted in a split among three major political groupings: the New Popular Front leftist coalition, President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist allies and Ms Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party.