French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, August 26, ruled out naming a government led by the left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) alliance, citing a need for "institutional stability," his office said in a statement.

The NFP emerged as the largest parliamentary block in snap elections in July, relegating the president's centrists to second place but failing to win an absolute majority. Macron said a left-wing government would not win a confidence vote in Parliament.

Macron called on political leaders to demonstrate "a spirit of responsibility," and in particular urging the Socialists, the Greens and the Communists to propose "ways of cooperating with the other political forces."

The president said that he would be launching a new round of consultations "with party leaders" and "key figures" on Tuesday. "My responsibility is to ensure that the country is neither blocked nor weakened," he declared.