Macron remains in office and announces new prime minister
Macron remains in office and announces new prime minister
The controversial French President emmanuel macron announced in a combative speech on Thursday that he wanted to appoint a new prime minister in the coming days. However, this communication is likely to contribute little to relax the in -depth political crisis.
Political turbulence and deselection of Barnier
macron spoke one day after prime minister Michel Barnier Distrust vote. The President defended himself against the demands to resign and instead tried to blame the left and right -wing extremist groups that had come together to overthrow Barnier.
sharp criticism of the extreme right
Macron expressed in sharp words about the right -wing extremist National Rally, whose leader Marine Le Pen organized an opposition to Macron and committed to torpedo his agenda. "The extreme right and the extreme left have united in an anti-Republican alliance," said Macron about the Wednesday vote against Barnier, who created a vacuum in French politics and endangers the attempts to say goodbye.
The role of Barnier and the new course
Barnier will remain temporarily in office until a new government was appointed, Macron's office said after the president accepted his resignation on Thursday. "Let's be honest, you only think of one thing: the presidential election," said Macron about Le Pens party and claimed that her "cynical" approach had triggered "a feeling of chaos" in the country.
"You insulted your own voters and simply decided on the disorder," he added. "From today we start with a new era," Macron explained to the French public and emphasized that the National Assembly "has the duty to do what it was chosen for" and to act in the "service of the French people".
challenges for Macron's new era
However, there is hardly any signs that the new era for Macron will be more smooth than the last. Anyone whoever selects as Prime Minister must be approved by a sharply split parliament in which he expects resistance from both wings.Macron is located in the middle of his second and last term as president, but the results of the early elections, which he declared in June, have significantly complicated the last phases of his term in office and weakened his authority both in Germany and abroad.
budget measures and political prospects
Another early choice is not possible, since the current parliament has to meet by June 2024, one year after the last election. After Macron tried to appease both factions in parliament through the election of Barnier in September, he could now strengthen a wing and alienate the other.
his speech showed little willingness to respond to Le Pen. But the leader of the National Rally confirmed on Thursday that she would reject any attempt to exclude her wing in parliament, and said the French network Cnews : "We have not changed our opinion: we are against a left -wing prime minister."
A household must also be passed on December 21st. If this period is missed, the government could nevertheless enact a "law on fiscal continuity" that avoids government closure by allowing the government to raise taxes and pay salaries, whereby the expenses at the level of 2024 are capped, the Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings.
historical description and financial policy challenges
Barnier is the first French government to have been voted out in a vote of no confidence since 1962. His proposed financing plan, which led to his fall, comprises tax increases and budget cuts of 60 billion euros ($ 63 billion) in order to reduce the country's budget deficit to 5% next year, according to the government's calculations.
Some of these measures are extremely unpopular in the opposition parties, such as the delay of pension adjustments to inflation.