2024-08-06 10:03:04
French President Emmanuel Macron is asking the opposition not to pass a vote of no confidence in the government and promises to make concessions on a number of issues. This was reported by the Politico newspaper, citing sources, Day.Az reports, citing TASS.
“He (Macron – TASS note) does not close any doors. <...> He offers [оппозиции] to agree on a number of issues in exchange for a promise not to pass a vote of no confidence,” one of the publication’s sources said. According to him, Macron will return to resolving domestic political issues at the end of August, but this does not mean that the new prime minister, who will replace the resigned Gabriel Attal, will be appointed immediately after the Olympics.
The publication points out that the head of the Hauts-de-France region (northern France) Xavier Bertrand and former Prime Minister of France (2016-2017) Bernard Cazeneuve are being considered as Attal’s successors. However, the newspaper points out, Macron has not yet made a decision. He is “weighing things up and seeing what comes of it.”
The French president called early elections to the National Assembly on June 9 after the defeat of the presidential coalition in the European Parliament elections. Following the second round, which took place on July 7, the left-wing coalition “New Popular Front” won the majority of mandates (182), leaving behind the ruling alliance “Together for the Republic” (168 mandates). The National Rally, the favorite in the first round of the elections, finished only third in the elections, having received 143 seats in the new parliament together with its allies from the “Republicans”. For an absolute majority, the rival blocs needed to win at least 289 seats.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal resigned after the election. Macron accepted the resignation, but asked Attal’s government to continue working until a new cabinet is formed. The president said he does not intend to make a decision on appointing a new prime minister until after the Olympics, which are taking place in Paris and will end on August 11.