“Poker move”, “political earthquake”… The Germans did not hide their astonishment after the announcement of the dissolution of the French National Assembly by the Head of State. In a country marked by the culture of compromise and dialogue “no matter what”, this political choice is worrying.
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The day after the dissolution of the Assembly, the German press wondered: what fly had stung Emmanuel Macron? Has the French president lost his cool? For conservative MP Inge Grässle, the bet is risky. “I don’t think this dissolution was the right solutionshe declares. It was a kind of panic.”
“He has unleashed an avalanche that cannot be stopped.”
Inge Grässle, conservative MPat franceinfo
An avalanche that could pave the way for the National Rally and a “disaster scenario“, explains Klaus-Peter Sick of the Marc Bloch Social Science Research Center in Berlin. “The scarecrow for the Germans is Trump in the United States and Marine Le Pen president with a far-right government in France. This creates a sort of near-panic in the face of this idea where Germany appears to be defending in Europe , alone, republican ideas: liberty, fraternity, equality It is still an incredible development.
Sabine von Oppeln, political scientist specializing in Franco-German relations, is worried about the future of the European Union. “We focused a lot on Macronshe presents. Macron is the one who moves Europe forward. We absolutely need effective Franco-German cooperation to resolve the many problems that arise within the European Union. Without Germany and France, it doesn’t work.”
But the Germans also praise the audacity of Emmanuel Macron, a thousand miles from Chancellor Olaf Scholz, head of a torn coalition and considered too passive.
