LFrance was not governed for 130 days. Since the dissolution of the National Assembly and the resignations of the governments of Gabriel Attal and Michel Barnier, the executive has remained vacant for a number of weeks. Including the reserve period linked to the European elections and early legislative elections, which aims to guarantee the neutrality of the State and public services during the elections, France remained without a government in full office for almost a third of the year.
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According to the data, compiled by Le Figarothe government of Gabriel Attal remained resigned and responsible only for current affairs for 67 days, a sad record. His successor Michel Barnier, who stayed less than three months at Matignon, has been in the same position since his resignation on December 5. For 13 days, his government has been in charge of current affairs while awaiting the appointment of François Bayrou’s team. Between the governments of Élisabeth Borne and Gabriel Attal, this delay was only 3 days.
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Always according to Le FigaroEuropean neighbors are not left out of electoral holiday periods. Between 2015 and 2016, the Spanish executive was hampered in its action for 315 days. A figure which rises to 360 days, or almost the entire year, in 2023 and 2024 in the Netherlands. The record is held by Belgium, which experienced a period of government uncertainty of 541 days between 2010 and 2011.
In France, government work did not stop for a third of the year. The resigning Ministers of Economy and Budget, Antoine Armand and Laurent Saint-Martin notably defended the special bill this Monday in the National Assembly. The text, which aims to guarantee the continuity of public services, will be examined this Wednesday evening in the Senate.
