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New government: Emmanuel Macron will not appoint anyone to Matignon before August 23
New government: Emmanuel Macron will not appoint anyone to Matignon before August 23
(Franceinfo)
The Élysée Palace announced on Friday, August 16, that Emmanuel Macron will not choose a Prime Minister before August 23. The president will meet with party and parliamentary group leaders before making his choice known.
After a rich Olympic sequence and a few days of vacation, Emmanuel Macron takes back control. France is still without a government, so the head of state is calling meetings with party and parliamentary group leaders from August 23. The objective, according to the Élysée, is to find a new Prime Minister to succeed Gabriel Attal at Matignon.
The New Popular Front (NFP) persists and signs: according to it, the Prime Minister can only be Lucie Castets. Although he has always dismissed this candidacy, Emmanuel Macron still hopes to find a majority in the National Assembly to support him. For the time being, two names are circulating in the circles of the presidential party: Bernard Cazeneuve and Xavier Bertrand, a figure criticized on the left. More than ever, a political impasse seems increasingly likely.
