The financial situation is “serious”, he admitted, but “the budget presented by Michel Barnier’s government does very little to correct this drift”. “There was another meeting yesterday (Wednesday) between Michel Barnier and the presidents of the socialist groups (of the Assembly and the Senate). They made their proposals, none were accepted. So the consequence, if there is 49.3, is that there will be a motion of censure,” he said.
A resignation, not the right solution
If the government is overthrown, however, it has ruled that Lucie Castets will no longer be able to be the candidate of the New Popular Front in Matignon. “It is not possible to return to the situation that was that of Lucie Castets because there was not the majority to support her in the National Assembly”, he judged, believing that it would be necessary “ look for a Prime Minister who can have the consent of a majority.”
The former president rejected calls for Emmanuel Macron's resignation from LFI, the RN or certain right-wing politicians. “Having a presidential election in the state the world is in, in the situation the country is in with the markets watching us? Do you think this is the right solution? No, I don’t believe so,” he said.
