At the end of a first round of consultations, Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that he would not appoint a government formed by the New Popular Front, to the dismay of the parties of the left-wing alliance.
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Guest on the 8:30 a.m. franceinfo news on Tuesday, August 27, Modem president François Bayrou contests the consultations conducted by Emmanuel Macron with the political parties since Friday, to find the future Prime Minister. “It is a methodological error to negotiate a government with the political parties”believes the mayor of Pau. “The President of the Republic wanted, believed, and I believe in good faith, that in a moment like this, which was very difficult, we could invite political leaders to sit around a table and accept an assessment of the situation and together identify priorities for the country.” A method that strengthens “the control of the parties” and which prevents a consensus from being reached, according to him.
Regarding the exclusion of LFI and the RN from the next negotiations, now shunned by the members of the NFP, François Bayrou assures that he has ““There is no problem whatsoever with all political forces represented in Parliament being received in a general discussion”even if he understands that the president imposes “limitations”.
He does, however, concede that “The President is playing his role” by ruling out the hypothesis of a New Popular Front government and launching these new consultations. Faced with the anger of the representatives of the left-wing alliance, he believes that“We are faced with a gathering of parties that claim to have won the election, when this is not the case.” Double their score represents deputies who do not want them.”asserts this close friend of Emmanuel Macron.
