French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday rejected the appointment of a left-wing candidate to head the government, in the name of “institutional stability.” He called for a new round of consultations. With parties and “personalities” Overcoming the political blockade.
It has been more than 40 days since Macron decided to dissolve the National Assembly and There is still no prime minister in France.The French president shocked the country by calling for legislative elections to be held on June 30 and July 7. Three years ahead of schedule, With the political landscape expected to “clarify” after the far-right’s victory in the European elections.
butThe ballot boxes resulted in scattered representation, Grouped into three large blocks (A coalition of the left, the center-right and the far-right.– without any of them reaching the majority of 289 to rule.
After a first round of consultations with leaders of all parties, Macron on Monday ruled out handing over Matignon (the prime minister’s government seat) to the left-wing coalition, the New Popular Front, made up of Socialists, Communists, environmentalists and France Insoumise (LFI, radical left).
This alliance And the most voted, With 193 MPs and demands to form the government that the economist proposed as Prime Minister Lucy Castets37 years old. Macron buried this possibility with a statement from the Elysee Palace.
“A government based solely on the program and parties proposed by the coalition with the largest number of deputies, the New Popular Front, “He will be immediately criticized” in the assembly. The President of the State confirmed in a statement (House of Representatives).
The statement added that “institutional stability (…) requires not maintaining” the Castilians option.
Left Reaction: Mobilization and Threats
The statement caused Strong protest from the left coalition.
The president just created exceptionally serious condition“France Insoumise (LFI) leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon wrote on the social network He will apply for his dismissal.
Communist leader Fabien Roussel called for a “massive popular mobilization” on September 7, and environmentalist Marine Tondellier criticized what she saw as the “dangerous democratic irresponsibility” of a president. Caused a blockage with unexpected electoral progress.
“The president’s decision seriously endangers democracy, by rejecting the election result and the new Popular Front government that won the elections,” the association said in a statement.
Macron announced that he will continue consultations to find a new prime minister. Able to circumvent suggestions of blame from the rest of the political arc.Many analysts suggest that Macron is seeking to split the left-wing coalition in order to gain the Socialists’ support for a compromise figure, such as former Socialist Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, from the centre-left.
The cause of the blockage lies in French semi-presidential system. Unlike neighboring countries, where the power of heads of state is ceremonial, Macron, whose term ends in 2027,and shares executive power with the government.Which may have another political colour (“cohabitation”).
and It is up to him to appoint the prime minister.“My responsibility is to ensure that the country does not stop or weaken,” he said in the statement, calling on “ruling parties” not to forget the “exceptional circumstances” of the second round.
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