Macron summons political leaders to a meeting for France

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2023-08-26 12:45:35

Never before the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, it had summoned the leaders of all the political parties with parliamentary representation. The appointment will be next Wednesday, August 30, under the premise that “when the best interest of the country is at stake” it is time to “converge” without “resigning”. That is why Macron attends this meeting with “a loyal hand outstretched,” he says, to bring positions closer to national and international issues.

This is how it can be read in the letter that the French president has sent to the different formations called and published by the BFM TV chain. A letter in which, explains the leader of the French Executive, “the objective will be specify courses of action that can be translated concretely and quickly into government initiatives and legislative texts promoted jointly”. Not only that, he promises that “the people, through their representatives and if necessary, will have the last word in a referendum if necessary. Thus, he grants special relevance to the opinion of French citizens in this process.

Similarly will respond to the requests of the different parties since, the letter assures, each of the attendees will be able to come with their own topics. An attempt to bring together a greater number of parties to this meeting whose location has not been revealed and which is unprecedented in the recent history of France.

The Gallic Head of State clarifies in this way the political initiative that was advancing in the middle of this summer and advances that the debates, which will take place over an afternoon and dinner, will focus on “the international situation and its consequences for France” but not only. It will also be analyzed “the effectiveness of public action”paying special attention to the new paths of decentralization and institutional reforms, as well as to “the cohesion of the nation” .

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In this sense Macron is aware of the differences between the different parties, but is confident that agreements are possible. “You share solid agreements and real disagreements with each other,” he wrote in the letter, “but when the country’s best interests are at stake, I have confidence, like many French people, in our ability to converge without denials or resignations.”

first confirmations

for now There are already two formations that have answered in favor of the offer from Macron. On the one hand the president of the National AssociationJordan Bardella, who has confirmed his attendance, although in statements to Point He has warned that he will attend the meeting “without having any illusions” and, he stresses, “we will not be the crutch of a president who is looking for a second impulse”.

Together with Macron he will also be the first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure. According to Liberation He has also confirmed his attendance and advances that he will attend the meeting with his own proposals under his arm. In this sense, the socialist has already challenged Macron to propose a referendum on the pension reform that has generated a multitude of demonstrations and riots in the country.

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