Jacques Serais / Credits: LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
Is the presidential majority in complete breakdown? While Gabriel Attal and Emmanuel Macron try to complete the government team, François Bayrou has sparked a political storm. This Wednesday, he notably declared that he would not enter the government due to deep political disagreements.
While since his acquittal in the affair of the European parliamentary assistants, his appointment was expected to the government, François Bayrou indicated to AFP on Wednesday that he would not be part of it in the absence of ” deep agreement on the policy to follow. The words are strong and the consequences could be decisive for the presidential majority.
The Modem still a member of the majority?
In front of his troops, Emmanuel Macron’s historic ally goes even further. He denounced an approach of humiliation by the executive couple towards his party. Words that leave the Macronist ranks wondering. Wednesday evening, following the exit of the mayor of Pau, the Élysée sought to convince MoDem elected officials not to follow the path taken by their leader by agreeing to join the government.
Because a question now arises: is the Democratic Movement, which has 51 deputies, still part of the presidential majority? We will see how the MoDem elected officials react, procrastinates an advisor to the president. One thing is certain, uncertainty has reached the heights of the state. While Emmanuel Macron sought to destabilize the right, he may have no choice but to turn definitively towards it.