Macron is under strong pressure to find compromises among the opposition to succeed in forming a new government.
The last time a president lacked majority support in the National Assembly was after the 1997 election.
- I do not mix extremes, I have always been clear about it, he justifies.
No unity government
Since his Liberal coalition Together lost its absolute majority in the National Assembly, there has been rush-hour traffic in and out of the Elysee Palace for the various party leaders.
The Communist Party's Fabien Roussel and the National Assembly Marine Le Pen have stated that Macron raises the idea of a coalition government.
But it is not relevant as it looks now, Macron says in a TV speech that was broadcast this week.
He now urges opposition parties to "look beyond politics" and said that the parties "together will need to teach us a new way of governing and enacting laws".
Strong confidence in the Prime Minister
During the day, the Élysée Palace also announced that Emmanuel Macron had rejected Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne's resignation, which was submitted "so that the government can continue to work".
It is part of the French tradition that the head of government offers his resignation after the parliamentary elections, but Macron instead took the opportunity to reaffirm his confidence in Borne.