Germany's Habeck sees French election result as challenge for relations

German Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck leaves the parliamentary group meeting of the Green Party where the results of the night's budget negotiations on the federal budget for 2025 were presented in the lower house of Parliament, the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, July 5, 2024. /Axel Schmidt/File photo

STUTTGART - German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck welcomed the left's win against the far right in the French election but warned that there were challenges ahead for France, Europe and the French-German relationship, in comments to reporters on Monday.

"We cannot say this went well and tick the checkbox yet," Habeck said in Stuttgart. "We still need to pay close attention to what happens next in France."

-(Reuters)