In the aftermath of unprecedented censorship in 60 years which overthrew the government of Michel Barnier and while several voices are calling for him to resign, Emmanuel Macron declared this Thursday evening during a televised speech that he would fulfill his mandate ” until its end “.
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“ The mandate that you democratically entrusted to me is a five-year mandate and I will exercise it fully until its end. », announced Emmanuel Macronthe day after overthrow of the government of Michel Barnier by the National Assembly. The departure of the Head of State is desired by 59% to 61% of French people, according to Odoxa and Elabe polls published this Thursday. For several days, it had also been requested by certain political leaders.
In a speech lasting around ten minutes, the Head of State also recognized that his decision to dissolve the National Assembly in June, which plunged France into a political crisis, “ was not understood ”, assuming “ his responsibility “. This decision, “ many have blamed me for it and I know, many continue to blame me. It’s a fact and it’s my responsibility “, he affirmed, while accusing the extreme left and extreme right oppositions of having united ” in an anti-republican front » to sow the “ chaos “. “ The RN deputies chose to vote on a motion of censure which said the opposite of their program which insulted their own voters “, he lamented, believing that they had chosen ” disorder which is the only project that unites them with the extreme left, and this with the complicity of the rest of the New Popular Front “.
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Taking note of the resignation of his Prime Minister Michel Barnier, Emmanuel Macron promised to appoint “ in the coming days » a new head of government who will be responsible for forming a team “ tight ” And ” of general interest representing all the political forces of an arc of government which can participate in it or, at the very least, which undertakes not to censor it “. Several names are mentioned to succeed Michel Barnier, including that of the Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, the president of the MoDem François Bayrou and even the Minister of the Interior Les Républicains Bruno Retailleau.
There ” priority » of this future Prime Minister “ will be the budget », Warned the President of the Republic while discussions in Parliament were interrupted by the motion of censure. A special law will be filed “ before mid-December in Parliament “, he said. “ This temporary law will allow, as provided for by our Constitution, the continuity of public services and the life of the country. It will apply the choices of 2024 for 2025 “.