LIVE – New Prime Minister: Matignon ready for the handover, imminent appointment

While the Élysée had promised a nomination this Friday morning, it is still pending, after noon.

“François Bayrou is a Macronist from the very beginning,” assures Aurélie Trouvé, La France insoumise MP for Seine-Saint-Denis, guest on LCI. “Zero compromise is the desire to continue the same policy even if it was massively rejected by the French,” she adds.

The transfer of power is being prepared in Matignon, a few minutes before the appointment of a Prime Minister.

François Bayrou has just left the Élysée, after an 1h45 interview with Emmanuel Macron.

François Bayrou has been speaking with Emmanuel Macron for an hour at the Élysée. Our on-site journalist gives us the latest information of the morning.

Once the new Prime Minister has been appointed, the handover ceremony will take place in Matignon “at the end of the morning” this Friday, according to corroborating sources at TF1/LCI.

On Franceinfo, Thomas Cazenave, Ensemble deputy for the Republic of Gironde, says he does not know if François Bayrou will be appointed to Matignon. But he is a good candidate because he has “the qualities to succeed” and “the art of compromise”.

“The worst thing would be to leave the country in uncertainty,” he assures. “I think that we have broadened our base with the Republican right and now we must be able to discuss with the left to give stability to our country. But today there is no majority to save money. ” “We must not deny the reality of our public finances,” he concluded.

François Bayrou, president of MoDem, has just arrived at the Élysée to be received by Emmanuel Macron.

Guest on LCI, Philippe Ballard, deputy of the National Rally of Oise, assures that he does not “have compulsive censorship”, explaining that he wants to wait to know what policy will be pursued by the new Prime Minister.

The name of Roland Lescure “checks all the wrong boxes” on immigration and Mercosur but François Bayrou is not a red line for the RN: “He provided his sponsorship to Marine Le Pen for the presidential election in 2022 “, recalls Philippe Ballard.

However, “a government of general interest does not mean much”, as Emmanuel Macron wishes.

For Stéphane Troussel, guest on Public Senate, it is “indecent” to wait more than a week after the fall of Michel Barnier's government to know the name of the new Prime Minister. “Emmanuel Macron wants to continue to make the time last as long as possible when he gives the country the impression of counting,” assures the socialist president of Seine-Saint-Denis.

Manon Aubry, La France Insoumise MEP, describes the current political situation as “disastrous” on Europe 1. “Emmanuel Macron wants to pursue his own policy, which he calls himself at Matignon,” she criticizes.

“The crux of the problem is that we have a President of the Republic holed up at the Élysée like a madman. Realize how much he is hated in the country.”

François Bayrou “is the very incarnation of macronism” according to Manon Aubry, firmly opposed to his possible appointment to Matignon. “The New Popular Front will continue,” assures the elected official.

Security, budget, health… “Hello! La Matinale TF1” went to meet the French to understand what they expect from the future Prime Minister.

François Bayrou sees Emmanuel Macron again this Friday morning face to face at the Élysée. But nothing has filtered out about the content of the discussions between the two men.

Guest on RTL, Boris Vallaud, president of the socialist group in the National Assembly, says he is still opposed to a Prime Minister from the central bloc, calling for “a left-wing Prime Minister, open to compromise”.

“If Emmanuel Macron appoints a figure from his camp, he will take the risk of worsening the political situation. If you claim that Bayrou is not a historical Macronist, you have a surprising reading of history.”

In an interview at Penthièvre (new window)local Breton newspaper, Jean-Yves Le Drian claims to have refused to take over from Michel Barnier at Matignon: “It was offered to me. But I refused.”

The former socialist mayor of Lorient, now close to Emmanuel Macron, highlights his age: “In two and a half years, I will be 80, that wouldn't be serious.”

According to corroborating sources at TF1/LCI, François Bayrou, expected to become the new tenant of Matignon, is received this Friday morning, at 8:30 a.m., at the Élysée.

The president of Modem already spoke on the phone Thursday evening with Emmanuel Macron.

Sébastien Chenu, deputy of the National Rally, guest on France 2, insists on the “need to appoint a Prime Minister to construct France's budget”. “We are used to Emmanuel Macron telling us anything so we are waiting for the Prime Minister for Saint-Glinglin’s Day.”

“It's a matter of political line. If it's to name Michel Barnier's brother, it will have the same consequences,” he assures about possible censorship from the next government. “Emmanuel Macron does not want to recognize that the French want a different policy.”

Emmanuel Macron should have finalized his consultations during the night from Thursday to Friday. The Prime Minister should be named during the day, while the names of François Bayrou, Bernard Cazeneuve and Sébastien Lecornu continue to circulate. Our journalist gives you the latest information of the night.

The Élysée announced this Thursday evening that the Prime Minister would be appointed Friday morning, via press release. As a reminder, Michel Barnier's government has resigned since the vote on the motion of censure nine days ago.

Hello and welcome to this live broadcast devoted to the political situation in France, while the new Prime Minister must be named in the morning.