 But now comes the difficult task of governing. There are three competing blocs and no majority in the new French parliament. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports it could take weeks to form a government. After pulling back from the moral abyss, now comes the morass, said one columnist. Analysts say there will need to be compromise to create a working government. But far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon, part of the leftist coalition, took an immediate hard line.