France’s Emmanuel Macron aims to avoid calling fresh legislative elections before the end of his term, an official close the president said after talks with political parties on forming a new government.

There is little hope for a quick resolution to the governmental crisis as both left- and right-leaning parties dig in their heels.

By Dominique Vidalon, Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron gathered leaders of all parties except the far right and the far left on Tuesday for talks about forming a government,

France's new prime minister should come from the left and any coalition government must commit to pension changes and helping with the cost of living, the Socialists said ahead of new talks with the president and other parties on Tuesday.

Emmanuel Macron will bring together a broad group of political parties for a meeting on Tuesday, in an effort to find a new prime minister to replace Michel Barnier, whose government was ousted last week over a budget dispute.