François Bayrou “extend your hand” to the political forces invited to Matignon, Thursday December 19, his entourage tells franceinfo. Around thirty personalities met at the beginning of the afternoon, including the President of the Senate, the President of the National Assembly and executives from the central bloc, the left bloc and the right, but not La France insoumise nor the National Rally, who were not invited. “The Prime Minister made udoes not publicly offer participation in parties to enter the government”explains Matignon. Le Palois also said he was ready to “resume without suspending” the pension reform adopted in 2023. “He proposes to leave nine months to the social partners and the parties to propose a new reform”adds the same source. Follow our live stream.
The PCF, the PS and the environmentalists present in Matignon. The PS confirmed his presence and his “readiness to possible compromises”while excluding any participation in government. The environmentalists are at Matignon to call on the presidential camp not to continue “identical” a policy “disavowed by voters”at the risk of further censorship. The communists, for their part, decided in the morning to honor the invitation. On the right, the Republicans are present.
A format already adopted by Emmanuel Macron. The format of the meeting convened by the Prime Minister is reminiscent of that held nine days ago at the Elysée, where scenarios of non-censorship of oppositions were discussed, provided the government does not resort to 49.3 or dissolve it. by the president.
A government expected for the weekend? François Bayrou will then have to finalize his government with Emmanuel Macron, who however arrived in Mayotte in the morning and who must go to Djibouti on Friday for the traditional Christmas meal with French soldiers deployed abroad. The announcement of the names of the ministers could therefore take place during the weekend. At the end of the meeting, the communist Stéphane Peu declared that François Bayrou told them he wanted to appoint his government “before Christmas”.
François Bayrou does not convince the French. The new Prime Minister gives satisfaction to 36% of French people, a rate significantly lower than that experienced by his three predecessors when they took office in Matignon, according to an Ifop poll for Sud Radio published on Thursday. Michel Barnier and Gabriel Attal respectively received 52% and 53% satisfaction in the days following their appointment as head of government.
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