The coordinator of La France Insoumise, MP Manuel Bompard, reiterated on Tuesday 10 September on France 2 his will to “to spill” Michel Barnier’s future government. He has promised to table a motion of censure at the start of the parliamentary session in early October and is calling “all MPs to vote for this motion of censure”, stating that the appointment of Michel Barnier is “a denial of the results of the last legislative elections”. Follow our live stream.
Michel Barnier continues his consultations. In parallel with the formation of his government, the new Prime Minister is beginning a tour of the parliamentary groups of the centre and the right, whose support is not totally guaranteed, starting with the Macronist elected representatives. He is expected in Rosny-sur-Seine (Yvelines) in the evening, at the end of the parliamentary day of the deputies of the Ensemble pour la République group and their fellow senators.
Republicans ready to return to government. “The Prime Minister seems to have adopted our proposals and I believe that we will be able to participate in the government.”confided Gérard Larcher, the president of the Senate, in an interview with Figaro. “This seems logical to me because the dialogue that we have established with Michel Barnier is fluid and I have no doubt that he can provide us with the necessary guarantees.”
The budget file sits on the Prime Minister’s desk. Michel Barnier must ensure sufficient support in Parliament before the budget battle, which promises to be thorny. Before the Finance Committee of the National Assembly, Bruno Le Maire, the resigning Minister of the Economy, claimed to be “on time to submit the 2025 budget to Parliament on October 1”.