🔴Live: France’s left-wing coalition hopes to choose a prime minister ‘by the end of the week’

Members of France’s left-wing coalition the New Popular Front, which won the most parliamentary seats in Sunday’s snap legislative elections, have hinted at the election of a French prime minister by the end of the week, but slow progress in negotiations due to internal rivalries are raising doubts about their ability to reach an agreement. This comes a day after the largest French trade union called for nationwide protests demanding that the leftist alliance form a government. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.