After the vote on the motion of censure against Michel Barnier and his government, Emmanuel Macron attacked the socialist deputies during a small committee meeting, calling them a “coalition of the irresponsible”.
09:54 – Xavier Bertrand denounces a “creeping coup d’état”
“All those who want the departure of the head of state are guilty of a creeping coup d’état (…) When we aspire to the most important functions in a country, we are careful not to say or do anything. We are showing responsibility. Marine Le Pen is irresponsible, like Jean-Luc Mélenchon”, castigates this Thursday morning the LR president of Hauts-de-France, Xavier Bertrand at the microphone of BFMTV.
09:39 – Sébastien Lecornu in favor of “a compromise” with the PS
His name comes back insistently among the favorites to join Matignon. This Thursday morning, the Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu spoke about a possible compromise and why not, an alliance with the socialists after the fall of the Barnier government. “There must be a dialogue (…) the responsibility of my political family is to allow the Socialist Party to evolve in this position. I call for everything to be done (…) to allow the PS to get out of the path it has taken in recent weeks,” he declared on RTL. “A compromise means that in the end there will be a budget that will not completely resemble what we all wanted but that it will always be better than no budget at all,” says -he.
09:21 – 53% of French people approve of the censorship vote
After the fall of the Barnier government, Toluna Harris Interactive partnered with RTL to gather immediate reactions from the French. Only half of them (53%) say they approve of the censorship voted by parliamentarians. An opinion which is nevertheless largely in the majority among left-wing sympathizers and those of the National Rally. Most French people consider that the New Popular Front (78% of them), the National Rally (79%) and Emmanuel Macron (75%) bear significant responsibility in this situation.
08:46 – Censorship “is a collective failure”, regrets Yaël Braun-Pivet
On France Inter, this Thursday, the president of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet believes that censorship is “a collective failure: we have not managed to dialogue sufficiently, to build together”, she believes. “The moment is serious (…) We must listen to what the French said by voting for the RN, but that does not mean negotiating with the RN,” continues the MP. She admits to having been “shocked” that Michel Barnier did it. “I don’t work with extremes whatever they may be,” she concludes.
08:37 – Ruffin calls for “humility” from Macron
“We are in a storm. We need a crew and a captain (…) I expect humility, this virtue which is hitherto unknown to him. Defeats should lead him to modesty and not to think that he will find the solution on his own. If he draws the conclusion that he must submit his resignation, I will not oppose it. But we must not add chaos. to chaos”, assures this Thursday morning François Ruffin, deputy Picardie Debout de la Somme on TF1.
08:03 – Michel Barnier expected at the Elysée at 10 a.m.
Michel Barnier must present his resignation and that of his government this Thursday morning to President Emmanuel Macron, at 10 a.m., the French presidency indicated yesterday. The Savoyard is expected at the Elysée.
08:01 – Emmanuel Macron castigates the PS
Wednesday evening, after the fall of the Barnier government, Emmanuel Macron took the opportunity to gather his close guard. During this meeting, the President of the Republic did not mince his words towards the Socialist Party, responsible according to him for the vote of the motion of censure and the current situation. He believes that the PS “invented the anti-Republican front”, a source close to the president tells Le Parisien. “The coalition of irresponsible people will have to assume its responsibilities before the French,” said the head of state, furious.
04/12/24 – 23:51 – Can Emmanuel Macron refuse the resignation of Michel Barnier tomorrow morning?
END OF LIVE – Motion of censure adopted obliges, the Prime Minister now has the duty to present his resignation to the President of the Republic, something that Michel Barnier should do Thursday morning, around 10 a.m., according to several media including BFMTV and The World. Behind, “even if Emmanuel Macron takes several days to accept the resignation of Michel Barnier, the Council of State considers that he has resigned as soon as he is censored”, underlines to Public Senate Thibaud Mulier, lecturer in public law at Paris Nanterre University. It is therefore difficult for Emmanuel Macron to refuse the resignation. On the other hand, the president has total freedom to appoint the successor to his Prime Minister, even if it means renaming Michel Barnier. However, the main person concerned has already made it known that he does not wish to be renamed. On the 8 p.m. news on TF1 and France 2 on Tuesday evening, the tenant of Matignon declared: “I want to serve, it’s a great honor. But does that make sense if I fall tomorrow [mercredi ndlr.]they find me there as if nothing had happened?”
04/12/24 – 23:45 – Fabien Roussel’s call to Emmanuel Macron
“This is a serious time!” reacted Wednesday evening the boss of the communists on to call on the President of the Republic to “turn to the left to appoint a government capable of building majorities”.
04/12/24 – 23:35 – Censorship of the Barnier government, “a step forward for democracy”, judge Sandrine Rousseau
The environmentalist MP did not fail to welcome the censorship of the Barnier government on Wednesday evening. “It’s just the progress of democracy in the face of the president who is denying democracy,” she declared on BFMTV, referring to the results of the legislative elections last July.
04/12/24 – 23:03 – Marine Le Pen awaiting the name of the next Prime Minister
The head of the National Rally deputies spoke from the National Assembly late in the evening this Wednesday. She said she didn’t feel the censorship “like a victory.” “We received a protection mandate from our voters. This budget was a threat to them, an attack on their jobs,” she added, before confiding that she was awaiting “the name of the Prime Minister” on Thursday. , during the speech by the President of the Republic. Note that the Élysée has not promised any specific announcement tomorrow evening, but simply a speech by Emmanuel Macron at 8 p.m.
04/12/24 – 22:43 – The CFDT calls for “dialogue” and “compromise”
“Dialogue and the construction of compromises are more necessary than ever,” reacted the boss of the CFDT, Marylise Léon, on the Bluesky social network. And to underline: “The expectations of workers are high. The CFDT will continue to uphold them, every day!”
04/12/24 – 22:34 – “Let’s be clear, we are on the edge of the abyss”, says Édouard Philippe
“Friendly and grateful greetings to Michel Barnier,” tweeted Emmanuel Macron’s former Prime Minister on Wednesday evening. “Government censorship reinforces political disorder and weakens our country. With Horizons, we will do everything to stabilize the political situation,” he promised, before remarking: “But let’s be clear, we are on the brink of the abyss. “