When it came time to appoint his second prime minister since the dissolution of the National Assembly, Emmanuel Macron's hand shook once again on Thursday December 12. This decision, undoubtedly one of the most important that the President of the Republic has had to take since 2017, was, for the umpteenth time, postponed until the next morning.
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On December 4, returning from an official trip to Saudi Arabia, when Michel Barnier had just fallen victim to a motion of censure, the entourage of the head of state nevertheless promised to go ” quickly ” and of “don’t hang around” to find a replacement. The next day, during a televised speech, Emmanuel Macron already seemed to be procrastinating, committing to appoint a new prime minister “in the coming days”. In the process, the Elysée announced that the Head of State will begin a cycle of consultations on Friday, although this time he was supposed to do without them.
Then the enchanted parenthesis of the weekend passes, dedicated to the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, before Emmanuel Macron resumes his good offices on Monday. He invites the parties to the Elysée on Tuesday “favorable to compromise”to discuss the ” method “. During the meeting, Emmanuel Macron announces to party leaders that he wishes to appoint a prime minister “within forty-eight hours”, that is to say by Thursday at the latest. Ultimately we will have to wait “Friday morning”announced the Elysée Thursday evening, to know the name of the next head of government. Unless this new deadline is in turn postponed.
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