Search for a new Prime Minister: “Few people on the left want to be Emmanuel Macron’s crutch,” says Éric Coquerel

“There are few people on the left who want to be Emmanuel Macron’s crutch”estimates on franceinfo Eric Coquerel, LFI deputy of Seine-Saint-Denis, president of the Finance Committee at the National Assembly. Bernard Cazeneuve, the former Prime Minister of François Hollande, was received Monday September 2 by Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée, as part of new consultations to find a Prime Minister.

“Any personality from the left who would be called by Mr. Macron would be there to implement a right-wing policy”says the rebel. If the president “Think of Mr. Cazeneuve, it is not only to implement his right-wing policy, but also to dislocate the New Popular Front”analyzes the LFI leader, who wants “do everything to avoid this”.

However, he “strongly doubt” of the appointment of Bernard Cazeneuve, and his ability to “poaching left-wing MPs”because “There are few people on the left who want to be Emmanuel Macron’s crutch”says the Seine-Saint-Denis MP.

He states, as chairman of the Finance Committee of the National Assembly, that “the budget is ready” and that he must “receive details of the savings requested from the ministries”prepared by Thomas Cazenave, the resigning Minister for Public Accounts. He confirms that he has not received any information concerning a desire to postpone the examination of this 2025 budget, a budget wanted by Emmanuel Macron and “which is that of its policy of supply, competitiveness and gifts to the richest”, launches the rebel, who promises “a battle” in his commission for “transform this budget and beat it.”