France|On Tuesday, the left-wing coalition New People’s Front (NFP) proposed Lucie Castets, director of finance and purchasing for the city of Paris, as prime minister.
French president Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday rejected the left-wing coalition’s proposal to appoint a new prime minister.
The left-wing coalition New People’s Front (NFP) proposed to be prime minister on Tuesday Lucie Castetsia, who serves as Finance and Purchasing Director for the City of Paris. Castets has no background in party politics and is unknown to the general public.
According to Macron, the formation of a new government coalition should only begin after the end of the Paris Olympics, which begin on Friday, the news agencies AFP and Reuters report.
Premature ones organized at the beginning of July parliamentary election result drove France towards a political deadlock, with no party or coalition gaining or coming close to a majority in parliament. Surprisingly, the left-wing coalition got the most parliamentary seats.
Macron’s according to right now the focus should be on the Paris Olympics until mid-August, when the Olympics end.
“After that, it is my duty to name the prime minister, and give him the task of forming a government with the widest possible support,” the president said.
According to Reuters, Macron did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Castets’ naming.
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