New day of consultation at the highest level. Emmanuel Macron receives, Monday, August 26, the president of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet at 9:30 a.m. as well as her counterpart in the Senate Gérard Larcher at 5 p.m. The two heads of Parliament will also make a joint appearance early in the afternoon at the Medef summer university. In the meantime, the The leader of the National Rally (RN), Marine Le Pen, and the party boss Jordan Bardella will be received at 10:45. Their ally, still officially president of the Republicans, Eric Ciotti, is invited at 12:00. Follow our live broadcast.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon opens the door to a government without LFI. The left-wing leader suggested on Saturday that France Insoumise could support a government led by Lucie Castets without having ministers. “If Lucie Castets’ government does not include any rebellious ministers, will you commit to not voting for censure?” he asked, addressing the center and the right.
For François Bayrou, the problem with the NFP is its program. Following the question posed by Jean-Luc Mélenchon on a New Popular Front government without LFI, FRançois Bayrou declared on Sunday on LCI that “opposition to the formation of a government around LFI” is justified “mainly because of the program” of the NFP, which is according to him “dangerous for the country”.
The Medef is back to school. The employers’ union is opening its summer university on Monday, called La Rencontre des Entrepreneurs de France, at the Paris Longchamp racecourse.the opportunity to reiterate his wish for “visibility” and of “stability” in the period of political uncertainty.