The appointment of a Prime Minister “will take place following these consultations and their conclusions,” the Elysée announced in a press release.
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A “exchange series” at the Elysée before forming a government? Emmanuel Macron will meet with party and parliamentary group leaders for consultations and a series of meetings that will begin on Friday, August 23, at the Elysée. The goal is to “continue to move towards the constitution of the broadest and most stable majority possible”, France Télévisions learned from the Elysée. The appointment of a Prime Minister “will intervene as a follow-up to these consultations and their conclusions”the presidency said in a statement.
Discussions will therefore begin on Friday at 10:30 a.m. with the four parties of the New Popular Front (PS, EELV, LFI and PCF) and their candidate for Matignon, Lucie Castets. “The NFP will go together to request the appointment of Lucie Castets as Prime Minister”explained the national coordinator of La France Insoumise, Manuel Bompard in a message published on the social network X. In the afternoon, Laurent Wauquiez, president of La Droite républicaine in the National Assembly, will be received by the head of state.
The leaders of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, then their right-wing ally Eric Ciotti, will be received on Monday August 26 by Emmanuel Macron, learned franceinfo this Tuesday from the far-right partyLR leader Eric Ciotti, who had announced that he would ally himself with the RN for the legislative elections, will be received in the wake of RN representatives.
