Five days after the censorship of Michel Barnier's government, Emmanuel Macron resumes consultations, Monday December 9. The President of the Republic must receive at the Elysée in turn the independent deputies of the Liot group, then the leaders of the Ecologists led by Marine Tondelier, followed by the communists around Fabien Roussel. The three meetings are expected to last one hour each. Follow the situation in our live stream.
The head of state pressed by his camp. It took fifty-one days this summer for the tenant of the Elysée to choose Michel Barnier. This time, Emmanuel Macron is in a hurry to decide on his own side. Starting with his historic ally François Bayrou, concerned about “a situation that no French citizen can accept to see continue or become more complex”.
François Bayrou, Sébastien Lecornu, Bernard Cazeneuve? Behind the scenes, these three names are circulating for the post of Prime Minister, without unanimous approval. The MoDem boss does not claim the position but almost: “If I can help get us out of all this, I will.”he said on Sunday from his town of Pau.
Jean-Luc Mélenchon threatens the socialists to “continue the New Popular Front without them”. This is the warning issued by the former presidential candidate if the socialists reach an agreement with Emmanuel Macron to form a government. In an interview with Italian and Spanish newspapers, La Republica et The Countryhe denounced the “brutal method” from PS boss Olivier Faure. “We will not support any government other than that of the New Popular Front”reaffirmed the rebellious tribune. The First Secretary of the PS met the Head of State on Friday to propose “reciprocal concessions”.
