The leader of the French far-right believes that the referendum is the solution to the dead ends of domestic politics.
In France, the leader of the far-right National Alliance (RN). Marine Le Pen urged the president on Sunday Emmanuel Macron to hold a referendum on key issues such as immigration. According to Le Pen, the referendum could help break the political deadlock.
On Thursday, Macron appointed a representative of the Republican conservative party as prime minister Michel Barnier. With the appointment, Macron sought to make progress after early summer elections that led to a deadlock in parliament.
On Saturday, more than 100,000 left-wing supporters protested against Barnier’s appointment as prime minister in France. According to the Ministry of the Interior, 110,000 people took part in the protests across France, while the left says there were many more.
According to a poll published on Sunday, more than half of French people are mostly satisfied with the appointment of Barnier, but they do not think he will stay in his position for long.