French President Emmanuel Macron has applied to see out his term, which expires in 2027, Reuters reported.
In a televised address this evening, after the national Assembly voted last night a vote of no confidence in the government appointed by the head of state led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier, Macron accused the lower house of parliament members who ousted the cabinet of thinking only about the presidential election.
The French president promised to appoint a new prime minister within a few days. The priority for the future prime minister will be the adoption of the budget for next year in the form of a special law, he noted.
By mid-December, a special law will be introduced in parliament to fill the gap untill the delayed budget is adopted early next year, Macron said, quoted by DPA and BTA.
macron admitted his decision to dissolve the National Assembly in June, which plunged France into political crisis, “was not understood”, but assured he would fulfill his mandate “to the end” and accused the opposition of “creating disorder”, France reported pres.
After the historic no-confidence vote that ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, the French president promised in a televised address that he would appoint a prime minister ”in the next few days” to form a “government of common interest”.
“We cannot afford either division or stagnation,” Macron said in an address to the nation, adding: “that is why I will appoint a prime minister in the next few days.”
“many people blamed me for this decision and I know many continue to do so. It’s a fact and it’s my responsibility,” he said, before defending his approach and criticizing the left-wing and far-right MPs who yesterday voted for a vote of no confidence in Barnier’s government, which was ousted after three months in office. Macron accused them of have united in an “anti-republican front”.
“Why do these MPs act this way? They don’t think about you, about your income, about your projects, they think about only one thing – about the presidential elections, to prepare them, to speed them up, and with cynicism and a certain sense of chaos,” he noted.
Presidential elections are scheduled for 2027, but some politicians, especially on the far left, are calling for the head of state to resign, a hypothesis he rejects.
“The mandate that you democratically entrusted to me is for five years and I will exercise it fully until the end,” said the French president.
“I will never accept the irresponsibility of others, and in particular the parliamentarians who deliberately chose to bring down France’s budget and government a few days before Christmas,” he added.