Marine Le Pen denounces an “administrative coup”, the Elysée calls for “cool blood” and “moderation”

Emmanuel Macron “considers, even if the people express themselves by sending a majority of RN deputies, preventing the RN from governing”, declared the leader of the National Rally on France Inter Tuesday morning, suspecting an “administrative coup d’état”.

The Elysée called on Tuesday July 2nd, the leader of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, to show “cold blood” and of “measure” after his warning against a supposed “administrative coup” from the Macronist camp via a wave of nominations before a possible cohabitation.

“According to Article 8 of the Constitution, the only person able to appoint a Prime Minister and his government is the President of the Republic. As he has indicated, he will do so after the legislative elections on the basis of the composition of the National Assembly that the French will have elected.”declared the presidency of the Republic in a clarification.

“For sixty-six years, there have been appointments and movements every week, particularly in the summer, regardless of the political moments experienced by our institutions, and there is no provision that any of these provisions could change in the coming months,” she continued.

“There are rumours that the President of the Republic is considering tomorrow, that is to say four days before the second round, appointing the director general of the national police, while he was supposed to stay until the end of the Olympic Games, and the director of the national gendarmerie.”declared Marine Le Pen on France Inter on Tuesday morning.

For the president of the deputies of the extreme right party, “the objective” Such hasty appointments would be “to prevent Jordan Bardella from governing the country as he wishes,” if the RN wins the majority on Sunday in the second round of the legislative elections.

“It is a form of administrative coup d’état”she said, while hoping “that this is just a rumor”. “For people who give lessons in democracy to the whole world, it is still surprising to act in this way.”she was indignant in advance..