Just appointed to Matignon, where he promised “changes and ruptures”Michel Barnier must now set about forming a government capable of demonstrating its ability to unite and free itself from Emmanuel Macron. “I am very angry, like millions of French voters who feel betrayed by the decision of the President of the Republic”reacted Lucie Castets on RTL on Friday September 6. “We have a Prime Minister who is completely dependent on the National Rally,” insisted the former NFP candidate for Matignon. “The Barnier government is dependent on the goodwill of the National Rally to vote for censure or not”she insists. Follow our live feed.
The new Prime Minister is increasing the number of consultations. Michel Barnier is to receive Laurent Wauquiez, Gérard Larcher and Bruno Retailleau on Friday at around 10:15, France Télévisions learned from concordant sources within the party. Before meeting these leading figures of the right, he will meet at 9:00 with his predecessor and leader of the deputies of the presidential camp Gabriel Attal, according to the entourage of the new Prime Minister.
Michel Barnier promises “listening and respect for all political forces”. During his handover speechthe new Prime Minister also spoke of his desire to “responding to challenges, anger, suffering” French and “tell the truth (…) about the financial and ecological debt”.
Calls with Nicolas Sarkozy, François Bayrou and “left-wing personalities”. On Thursday, Michel Barnier spoke on the phone with Nicolas Sarkozy, François Bayrou, Laurent Wauquiez, Gérard Larcher and the group presidents of the central bloc, France Télévisions learned from the Prime Minister’s entourage. “left-wing personalities” were also contacted, according to this source, who did not specify the names of these interlocutors.
The RN will wait for the general policy statement to position itself. Asked about possible censorship in the event of Michel Barnier’s appointment as Prime Minister, Marine Le Pen’s entourage announced to franceinfo that they would wait for the general policy statement to take a position. The leader of the National Rally, Jordan Bardella, confirmed this information and assured on X that his party “will judge his general policy speech on its merits”.
NFP to demand government censure. Discovering “a Prime Minister who is appointed with the permission and perhaps on the suggestion of the National Rally”Jean-Luc Mélenchon judged that the legislative elections had been “stolen from the French”. PS leader Olivier Faure described a “democratic denial taken to its peak”. “We will demand the censure of the Barnier government”, announced the various parties of the New Popular Front in a joint statement.