for his first “QAG”, François Bayrou will be alone in front of the National Assembly

As an indirect consequence of the censorship of the Barnier government, the new Prime Minister will answer questions from Parliament, as required by Article 48 of the Constitution, but without ministers at his side.

He still doesn’t have a government, but the Prime Minister will answer questions to the government. Shaken by his position on the accumulation of mandates, after a trip to Pau to attend the municipal council when some were instead waiting for him in Paris to form a new team or in Mayotte, devastated by hurricane Chido, François Bayrou will therefore be alone, Tuesday December 17, facing the Assembly.

Appointed Prime Minister on Friday, François Bayrou, who led a first series of consultations with political forces on Monday in order to ideally compose his government.this week“, must respond, as Prime Minister, to answer questions from deputies every week. This is also a constitutional obligation.

However, a Prime Minister without a government in the “QAG” is a new illustration of the French political situation after the historic censorship of Michel Barnier on December 4, combined with the ever-increasing difficulty of quickly forming a team when it is necessary to expand, without losing allies. Thus, this Tuesday, the government will have to be accountable to Parliament, like every week, according to article 48 of the Constitution. However, for the moment, the new government is only François Bayrou.

Concerning the appointments of ministers, Matignon refuses to commit to a timetable: the tenant of Matignon continues his meetings with the parliamentary groups, “without a collaborator around him“, emphasizes those around him. “He plays it personally“, notes a ministerial source, and those who have resigned have a hard time knowing whether they will be confirmed or relieved before January. However, the Prime Minister wants “very know“an advisor thinks he knows, but”consultations and back and forth with the Elysée make the objective complicated“.

Finally, there is the emergency in Mayotte as well: François Bayrou works with part of the Barnier team. It is “a crisis that will take weeks“, notes a collaborator, who judges that the file deserves stability.