Emmanuel Macron’s first speech, after the results of the legislative elections, was eagerly awaited. The president launched an appeal to the opposition parties.
The results of the legislative elections, which only offered a relative majority to the party of the president, Together!, put the executive in difficulty. Emmanuel Macron spoke for the first time on this ballot this Wednesday, June 22 at 8 p.m. The President insisted on the need to take into account this new political configuration in the National Assembly in order to “learning to govern and legislate differently”.
Caught between the National Rally and the Left Front, the Macronist deputies will find it difficult to carry their bills. Without an absolute majority in Parliament, it will be difficult to carry out many bills such as purchasing power or the long-awaited pension reform.
During his live intervention, Emmanuel Macron only touched on the major issues awaiting France. He merely mentioned “the law on purchasing power and for work to pay better”, but not a word about the other reform projects.
Aware that he will have to come to terms with the opposition forces, he therefore appeals to the political groups and asks them to “say transparently how far they are willing to go” for “building compromises” with the majority Together!. “In a desire for unity and action for the nation which concerns all political forces, starting with the presidential majority, but all the others”insisted the president.
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No government with opposition political forces
On the other hand, the pole extended by Emmanuel Macron concerns only the legislative power. On the executive side, there is no question of opting for a plural government. We will not see ministers from the far left or the right. A hypothesis deemed inappropriate according to the Head of State. In reality, the president’s approach was declined by all the political components of the National Assembly. “Most of the leaders I have received have ruled out the possibility of a government of national unity, which, moreover, in my view, is not justified”admitted Emmanuel Macron during his speech.
Indeed, many political party officials have clearly indicated their refusal to collaborate with the government. Adrien Quatennens, number two of France Insoumise clearly said that his party would not be “candidate for no trick or no participation in a government with the President of the Republic”. Fabien Roussel and the PCF also clearly said “Nope” to the president.
Emmanuel Macron must ensure a trip to Brussels from Thursday to attend engagements concerning international and European politics. “As soon as I return, we will begin to build this method and this new configuration”, promised the president.
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