His speech was expected. Three days after the signal of disavowal sent on Sunday, during the second round of the legislative elections, the President of the Republic; facing the camera and with his back to the gardens of the Elysée, Emmanuel Macron said, during an eight-minute speech, to take note of the fractures of the country and the concerns of the French, which are reflected in the composition of the new assembly.
>> No government of national unity, but a call for opposition: what to remember from Emmanuel Macron’s speech
His series of interviews with the various party leaders obviously did not allow him to identify solutions to avoid an institutional deadlock. Only one thing is clear: the track of the government of national unity has been ruled out. And Emmanuel Macron admits to judging himself that the hypothesis is not justified today.
Two options remain on the table: a coalition government, first. The Head of State therefore does not give up, whereas, until now, he has, there too, been refused. The second option is to build majorities text by text. To decide, it will be necessary to take the time, he says, to clarify what part of the responsibility the political forces are ready to take. So he pushes them against the wall. And give them 48 hours to think it over.
By setting four priorities on which to move forward – purchasing power, employment, ecology, the hospital crisis – the Head of State also set limits: neither taxes nor the debt. But according to one supporter, he does indeed put the choice of method in the hands of the opposition. He is waiting for voices to be raised demanding compromises. And that is why he is not yet burying the idea of a coalition. If successful, he will draw the consequences at the time of the reorganization… which is always more burning.
If no date is advanced, the government will nevertheless lose one more minister: after the defeats of Amélie de Montchalin, Brigitte Bourguignon and Justine Benin in the legislative elections and who are therefore forced to pack their cards, the presidential majority has appointed its candidate on the perch, Yael Braun-Pivet, deputy for Yvelines, who had just been appointed Minister of Overseas. And logic dictates that she be elected President of the National Assembly next week and therefore leave her post.
After Damien Abad, accused of rape in the press by two women, the Secretary of State for Development, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, is the target of two complaints for sexual violence committed in the context of her profession as a gynecologist.
In short, there will be a reshuffle, that’s for sure, and Elisabeth Borne will therefore resign. But for the moment it is not topical, we answer on the side of Matignon, recalling that the Prime Minister has planned to receive next week those who have just been elected group presidents in the Assembly. Moreover, Wednesday, June 22, before the deputies of the majority, Elisabeth Borne repeated that her determination to find the means to guarantee stability and carry out the necessary reforms is intact. Still, in his speech, Emmanuel Macron did not consider it necessary to pronounce his name.