In France, the quest for a Prime Minister continues for President Macron. After a short truce devoted to celebrations for the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, the Head of State resumed his consultations at the Élysée. On December 9, he received in turn the independents of the Liot group, the communist leaders, and finally, the leaders of the environmentalists. This December 10, all parties, excluding LFI and RN, are once again invited to the Élysée.
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In Francethis Monday, December 9, Emmanuel Macron was still looking for a Prime Minister, five days after the censorship of the Barnier government. After the Socialists and the Republicans (LR) on December 7, Emmanuel Macron received the independents (Liot), the communists and the environmentalists on Monday morning. To build the future government, Emmanuel Macron apparently proposes a “ new method “. First step: bring together all political forces, excluding the National Rally, to discuss “ a programmatic platform “.
Environmentalists expressed their satisfaction on December 9. “ The President of the Republic understood that he had to stop doing what he wanted and rushing into appointments that would lead to censorship. The second interesting lesson is that he repeatedly said that the solution could not be based on an agreement with the National Rally », Reacted Marine Tondelier at the end of the interview.
Substantive discussions
Agree on political content and measures, particularly on the left, rather than finding a name for head of government This is also what the communist Fabien Roussel wants, who took advantage of this moment to attack the allies of rebellious France who boycotted the consultations. “ We did not come to tell him that we want to implement our entire program and nothing but our program, but rather to say “how do we move forward, and are you ready to accept that there are changes in the policy being pursued in our country?“ He was ready to change “, he testified.
It remains to be seen whether France Insoumise would join the other left-wing parties at this transpartisan meeting proposed by Emmanuel Macron? “ No », responded laconically a rebellious MP. The Head of State thus invited this Tuesday, December 10, at 2 p.m. at the Élysée, “ all political parties having indicated that they are adopting a logic of compromise ” SO ” excluding LFI and RN » specifies the Élysée.
In the meantime, the names continue to roll out for Matignon, Sébastien Lecornu last Thursday, François Bayrou on Friday, Catherine Vautrin, even Jean-Yves Le Drian this Monday, without the roulette wheel seeming to want to stop its course. They all face the same challenge, the heady arithmetic resulting from the post-dissolution legislative elections which thwarts any quest for a majority capable of escaping censorship, from the moderate right to the social democrats.
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