2024-07-12 01:41:01
The head of state, facing a political crisis in France since his decision to dissolve the National Assembly, has not spoken publicly since the European summit at the end of May and the legislative elections of May 30 and July 7. In a letter to France on Wednesday, Emmanuel Macron called on “republican forces” to unite to form a “hard” coalition government, since the vote did not result in a majority.
In front of his NATO partners, despite the political crisis shaking France, Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed France’s commitments on Ukraine. Arguing that France has “made a choice to eliminate extremist groups, which could have challenged France’s commitment to Ukraine or within the Alliance”, referred to a French diplomatic source on the third day of the meeting.
During a press conference, on Wednesday night to Friday, Emmanuel Macron also refused to talk about French politics (“I will not make any comments on internal politics from Washington”, he justified) . And the French president wants to talk about the war in Ukraine. “Our support (from Kyiv) continues to make a difference and must strengthen Ukraine” to confront Russia, he said. “We will continue” to support Ukraine “as long as necessary,” the French president said.
The political crisis in France on the list of discussions
France’s Western partners fear that a victory for the National Rally (RN) will call into question France’s military support for Ukraine, its financial commitments within NATO and its leading role in European construction. Emmanuel Macron confirmed that he had been able to discuss with his NATO partners during this conference, assuring them of the “stability” of French international policy.
The political situation in France is on everyone’s mind in Washington even if Paris says it does not notice any specific “concern” among its partners. “It is now up to the politicians to find a solution and build on it. I am very confident that they will eventually do it,” says Olaf Scholz confidently.
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