“final adjustments” in progress, the Bayrou government’s announcement postponed

final adjustments in progress the Bayrou governments announcement postponed

Despite signs of an imminent announcement, the composition of the French government should not be known until Monday or Tuesday, after a day of intense negotiations and exchanges between Prime Minister François Bayrou and President Emmanuel Macron. There will be no announcement this Sunday evening.

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There will be no new government at the end of a day when, however, things seemed to be accelerating. Emmanuel Macron and François Bayrou spoke on at least three occasions. An announcement was also expected this evening for scheduling reasons. This Sunday, December 22, there was a shooting window, since tomorrow is a day of national mourning for the victims of Mayotte. Then Tuesday is Christmas Eve.

François Bayrou is “ making final adjustments », His entourage said on Sunday, reports AFP. Everything suggests that things are stuck, particularly for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where Jean-Noël Barrot, the outgoing one, close to François Bayrou, is in competition with Gérald Darmanin, close to the President of the Republic and very influential.

The Ministry of the Economy at the center of discussions

There is also the appointment of the Minister of the Economy, a very key position at a time when France has no budget and accounts in the red. And then, there is the impossible equation par excellence in the face of this National Assembly without a majority for anyone. How to find the balance between right, center and left? There are no announcements this evening. And therefore, a still very high risk of criticism, of a stalled trial against François Bayrou, who had promised a government before Christmas.

François Bayrouhas been designated Prime Minister on December 13. He was appointed by Emmanuel Macron after lengthy consultations to find a successor to the conservative Michel Barnier, whose minority government was overthrown on December 4 by deputies from the left and far right after only three months in office.

He is the sixth head of government since Emmanuel Macron’s first election in 2017 and the fourth in 2024. France has not experienced such political instability for decades.

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