MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will meet France’s centrist President Emmanuel Macron on Monday to talk about allocating top jobs inside the European Parliament, the PM’s office stated.

Sanchez’s PSOE birthday party completed first in Spain inside the European elections. Marine Le Pen’s a ways-proper Rassemblement National received maximum votes in France, but the margin of victory over Macron’s La Republique En Marche birthday celebration became slender.

Macron has staked his presidency on persuading Europeans that the EU is the solution to the demanding situations of an uncertain, globalizing international financial system. During campaigning, he pitched for introducing a centrist alliance vast enough to consist of the Greens and some conservative parties.

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A senior diplomatic source in Madrid said Macron and Sanchez were on track as two leaders on the revolutionary wing of European politics.

“We want Spain’s weight to be reflected in Europe. We need pro-Europeans to go (European) institutions,” the supply said.

Pro-European events retained a company grip on the EU parliament, provisional bloc-huge effects confirmed on Monday, though eurosceptics registered robust gains.

Sanchez’s Socialists won 20 European Parliament seats, properly beforehand of the mainstream conservative People’s Party (PP) on 12, centre-proper Ciudadanos on seven, and a ways-proper Vox on three.

The PSOE additionally won country-wide elections on April 28, even though without a majority.

Its robust European display could strengthen Sanchez’s hand in forming alliances with other home parties. In parallel nearby and regional elections on Sunday, right-wing coalitions such as the PP, Ciudadanos, and Vox had been set to take the towns of Madrid and Barcelona.

On Sunday, Sanchez referred to as Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera to shun any coalition with the ways right in key centers consisting of Madrid.