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The French president, Emmanuel Macron, acknowledged “fractures” after the parliamentary elections and urged the political groups in the National Assembly to “say with total transparency how far they are willing to go” to “build commitments”, inviting them to collaborate with his government either in coalition or on a one-off basis, to avoid political stagnation in the country after his coalition lost the absolute majority in the elections.
After Together (Ensemble), the coalition of the French president did not win enough seats to give Macron a government with ample room for maneuver, the president is looking for a way to regain control after the electoral snub of the legislative elections.
After two days of intense political consultations, the head of state broke the silence this Wednesday, June 22, acknowledging that the elections showed political “fractures” and calling on the country’s legislators to “govern and legislate differently,” without specifying how he hoped to achieve it.
After pointing out that no political force is currently in a position to make the laws “alone”, Emmanuel Macron urged the political groups in the National Assembly to “say with total transparency how far they are willing to go” to avoid a possible stalemate. in government policies.
“The responsibility (of the presidential majority) is to expand, building a coalition contract, or seeking majorities,” declared the head of state in a brief eight-minute speech. The president also ruled out the idea of a national unity government, which had already been rejected by the leaders of the main political parties on the day.
Without specifying how to expand the presidential majority, Emmanuel Macron’s intervention did not dispel the political uncertainties born from the “punishment vote” of June 12 and 19.
Macron puts on the table the possibility of specific support
The alliance formed around the head of state obtained only 245 deputies at the end of the second round of the legislative elections. That is, 44 fewer than are needed for an absolute majority, so he will either have to form a coalition government, or else obtain a majority on a case-by-case basis to pass his bills.
The position of the presidential camp is more delicate insofar as the Republicans (LR) and the UDI, their most “natural” allies within the opposition to carry out their reform program, including that of the pension system, continue to repeat that they do not they want to participate in a coalition government. Its sixty elected members would be enough to constitute a stable majority.
The results of the legislative elections confirmed the rise of Nupes, the left-wing coalition, and the far-right National Group, two opposition forces determined to block President Macron’s economic and social projects as much as possible.
Waiting to see the situation more clearly, Emmanuel Macron rejected this Tuesday the resignation of the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, and asked her to expedite current affairs, without his permanence in office being assured in the medium term.
President Macron’s speech took place a few hours before the start of his diplomatic marathon, which will see him participate in a European Council in Brussels, a G7 summit in Germany, another NATO summit in Madrid and then a UN conference in Lisbon. .
Macron said that he hopes to start configuring the possibilities of political association in the French legislature together with other political groups – either with permanent support or specific support – upon his return from the European summit on Thursday and Friday in Brussels.
With AFP and Reuters
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