For the first time under the fifth Republic, a prime minister found a vote of trust. François Bayrou, with 364 deputies who refused to grant it, must give their resignation on Tuesday, September 9, Emmanuel Macron. Also unprecedented under the fifth Republic, known for their political stability, five government leaders have followed since the beginning of the five -year mandate in 2022.
After the fall of Matignon, the appearance turns to the Elysée, where the head of state will have to name a new prime minister, in “the next few days,” he promised. A great puzzle, which has not been unleashed for more than a year: finding a prime minister that probably survives in a parliamentary landscape without the majority.
A tense social calendar
While 52 days had passed between the resignation of the government of Gabriel Attal and the appointment of Michel Barnier, Emmanuel Macron assured him that he wanted to “go fast.” Especially for the extremely occupied calendar over the next few days.
On Wednesday, September 10, the protest movement “blocks everything”, born on social networks and supported by the left, crystallizes tensions. Then, at the end of Friday, the Fitch agency could degrade the French debt note and generate turbulence in financial markets. Finally, on September 18, Interunion requested a national mobilization, in the continuity of 10.
Dissolution, dismissal or cohabitation?
Emmanuel Macron will also have to deal with the oppositions and their radically opposite aspirations. While Gabriel Attal, for the common base, believes that a “negotiator” must be designated to achieve “an agreement of general interest” until 2027, the national demonstration requires a new dissolution.
It is “an obligation” for the Head of State, said Marine Le Pen in the Gallery of the National Assembly on Monday. France Rebelvia asks for the president’s dismissal and the celebration of an early presidential election. The socialists and environmentalists want, themselves, a prime minister of the left, from the ranks of the PFN for the greens. Olivier Faure has already been a candidate several times, and again Monday night.
Who will replace François Bayrou? As before each appointment for Matignon, a list of names circulates, among the relatives of Emmanuel Macron. The name of the Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu feeds speculation, even if the Minister of the Armed Forces has already experienced a reversal of Elysees. The same for the Minister of Labor and Health, Catherine Vautrin.
Unless the president listens to those who recommend “an aroma of coexistence”, in which case President Les Républicins des Hauts-de-France Xavier Bertrand could have the rope. However, a figure that will probably be censored by the national rally.
Source: BFM TV
