French President Emmanuel Macron plans to meet with the leaders of the country’s main political parties between this Friday and Monday to “continue moving towards the widest and most stable majority possible,” according to the Elysée.
Could the French political crisis be resolved soon through dialogue? six weeks after the second round of the legislative electionsthe French president, Emmanuel Macronwhich had called for an “Olympic truce”, receives the main political leaders of several parties to debate the appointment of a future Government and a prime minister.
The left coalition New Popular Front (NFP), which obtained the largest number of seats in the legislative elections but did not achieve the absolute majority of 289 seats, opened consultations this Friday morning at the Elysée presidential palace.
The representatives of the left arrived at 10:30 a.m. along with their proposal for a candidate for prime minister, Lucie Castetscivil servant and economist. Castets insisted before a group of journalists, including ‘Euronews’, that the New Popular Front is “aware” that will have to “seek compromisesin the absence of an absolute majority” in the National Assembly.
Before the Paris Olympic Games, Macron had rejected Castets as a possible candidate to lead the future Government of the nation, which angered the leftist coalition.
In the afternoon, Macron will receive his centrist blocfollowed by the right-wing conservative party The Republicans (ex-LR). Far-right leaders Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen of the party National Group (RN), will be invited to the presidential palace on Monday morning.
Following these talks, Emmanuel Macron will also consult the president of the National Assembly and the president of the Senate. Therefore, A new prime minister will not be named until Tuesdayindicated the Elysee Palace, without giving further details.
A united front?
Emmanuel Macron wishes “a fair and sincere dialogueand that these consultations are useful for the country,” his office said.
Taking advantage of the fact that one hundred seats separate the New Popular Front from the absolute majority, Macron seems to rule out the possibility of appointing Lucie Castets to try to create a alternative majorityfor example with part of the right and moderate socialists.
Both the right and the extreme right threaten to bring down a left-wing government if ministers are appointed from the ranks of the hard left. Rebellious France.
The left-wing coalition New Popular Frontformed by Francia Insumisa, the socialists, the communists and the greens, claimed to be “willing to govern”, even without an absolute majority.
In a letter to the French, the New Popular Front criticized “the president’s inaction”which he considers “serious and dangerous.” The different parties of the New Popular Front do not have the same strategies and have fought since their creation after Macron dissolved Parliament.
The match Rebellious Franceled by the arsonist Jean-Luc Mélénchon, threatens to initiate impeachment proceedings if Macron refuses to appoint Lucie Castets as prime minister. A measure criticized by the Socialist Party and the Greens.
Who could become the next prime minister?
Lucie Castets He ranks 21st (out of 35 personalities) in a Harris Interactive poll commissioned by the French newspaper ‘Challenges’ on August 21. According to Castets and the left-wing parties that have catapulted her to fame, the survey reflects that she is quite unknown to the general publicsince he has never held a single mandate.
Castets obtained 17% positive opinions, but a 40% of those surveyed said “they don’t know her enough.” to give an opinion.”
The far-right MEP Jordan Bardella appears as second favorite in the pollwith 39%, followed by Xavier Bertrand (32%), former right-wing minister. According to the survey, the 40% of those surveyed believe that the outgoing prime minister, Gabriel Attalis the most suitable to continue leading the country’s Government.
