2024-07-08 14:02:56
“The president asked Gabriel Attal remain prime minister for now to ensure the stability of the country,” Macron’s office said in a statement, without setting a deadline.
This Monday, July 8, Attal presented his resignation as prime minister to the French president, Emmanuel Macronwho commissioned him to remain in office to manage current affairs, while a new Government is formed after the legislative elections.
Attal already announced this Sunday that he would offer to resign, which follows the French political tradition, although he said that he was willing to stay in office longer as an interim, but that the decision was up to the president.
The surprise victory of the left over the big right
The IS French on the left This Sunday, July 7, he was the protagonist of a major electoral recovery, when he led the legislative elections, ahead of the Macronist bloc, and retreating to the favorite in the polls, far-right Marine Le Pento third place.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, surprised France with the great electoral progress, after the victory of the far right in the European elections on June 9, aiming to ask for “political clarification” from the voters.
The result is now a reset of the three blocs that emerged from the 2022 elections – left, center right and extreme right – but with a new relationship of forces: the left won the first majoritybut none of the blocs reached a clear majority of 289 deputies.
The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition won around 190 seats, followed by Macron’s centrist Together coalition (around 160) and the far-right National Rally party (RN) and its allies ( more than 140).
NFP says it is ready to “regulate”
The leaders of the NFP have already confirmed that it is ready to “rule”making it clear that they want to fill the position of prime minister with a member of their ranks.
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