From the left, right or far right, several figures have estimated in recent days that the political crisis raises the question of an early departure of the head of state.
Should Emmanuel Macron leave? While Michel Barnier's government is under threat of an imminent motion of censure, it is the head of state that a certain number of elected officials are calling to leave his post, the only way in their view to escape from the political blockage.
In the absence of a solution, “Emmanuel Macron would be doing the country a service by leaving his position as President of the Republic and would allow us to redraw a political line for the benefit of France,” National Rally deputy and party vice-president Sébastien Chenu said this Thursday, November 28 on LCI. The day before, on BFM, the mayor of Meaux and former president of the UMP Jean-François Copé estimated that he will be «impossible» for Emmanuel Macron “hold until 2027”, date of the end of his mandate. The same day on LCI, the deputy Liot Charles de Courson, general rapporteur of the budget to the Assembly, called on the president to imitate the «courage» of Charles de Gaulle, who resigned on April 28, 1969 after losing a referendum.
On the left, these calls have been heard for longer. Last week, MP François Ruffin (related to Ecologists) invited the president to “to reflect on” at his own departure. This Thursday, in a blog note, the leader of La France insoumise Jean-Luc Mélenchon believes that “in the minds […] Macron’s departure is the solution to end the crisis created by him” and that “barring any further unforeseen events, this slope is irreversible”. From July, in an interview with the Italian daily the RepublicJean-Luc Mélenchon estimated that“there is no [a] only one democratic way to [Emmanuel Macron] to get out of the institutional crisis: leave, vote again and elect your replacement.” LFI had tried to accelerate the movement by submitting a motion to the Assembly to dismiss the head of state, but this was rejected by the authorities of the Upper House.
The idea of Emmanuel Macron's early departure, however, is not unanimous on the left. The socialist deputy and former President of the Republic François Hollande opposed, this Thursday on France Inter, any “early presidential election in the context […] of instability and perils on the markets. On RTL, the president of the socialist deputies Boris Vallaud declared “not to believe” to the need for resignation of the President of the Republic.
According to a recent Elabe poll for BFM, 63% say they are in favor of Emmanuel Macron resigning. Elected in May 2022 for a period of five years, the tenant of the Elysée had previously ruled out any renunciation on his part. In a letter addressed to the French on June 26, 2024, the head of state promised “to act until May 2027”.
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