"Would create disorder" Macron wants new government only after the Olympics
Macron wants the political camps to find compromises.
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For the time being, Macron has not appointed the left-wing candidate Castets as prime minister.
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Macron wants the political camps to find compromises.
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For the time being, Macron has not appointed the left-wing candidate Castets as prime minister.
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After the early parliamentary elections, France is looking for a government majority. But President Macron wants to focus on something else first.
23.07.2024, 22:37
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- French President Emmanuel Macron does not want to appoint a new prime minister until after the end of the Olympic Games in his country at the earliest.
- It is clear that we are not in a situation where we can change things until mid-August because we would create disorder," he said.
- In the early parliamentary elections two weeks ago, the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire surprisingly came first.
France's head of state Emmanuel Macron wants to appoint a new prime minister after the end of the Olympic Games in his country at the earliest. "Our responsibility is to ensure that the Games go well," Macron said on France 2 radio this evening. "It's clear that we won't be in a situation where we can change things until mid-August because we would create disorder."
During the Olympics, the current centrist government of the Macron camp should remain in office on a caretaker basis. Afterwards, depending on the progress of the talks, it would be his task to appoint a new prime minister, Macron said.
In the early parliamentary elections two weeks ago, the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire surprisingly came out on top. Macron's centrist forces slumped to second place, while the right-wing nationalist Rassemblement National led by Marine Le Pen came third. Neither camp has an absolute majority in the National Assembly. It is not yet clear what form a government could take.
Macron calls for compromises
The French president once again called on the various political camps to find ways to work together. The French expect them to come together as they did before the second round of elections. At that time, the left-wing camp and the center forces had formed an alliance of convenience to prevent the victory of the right-wing nationalists.
Less than an hour before Macron's television appearance, the left-wing alliance of socialists, greens, communists and the left-wing party La France Insoumise had proposed Lucie Castets, a civil servant, as prime minister. However, Macron said it was not about a specific name. "The question is, what majority can develop in the National Assembly so that a French government can push through reforms, pass a budget and move the country forward?"
When asked whether Macron would consider stepping down as president if political chaos persisted in France, he said that the French people had entrusted him with a mandate. "I will fulfill it in its entirety."