Barnier is done. Wonder what Marcon will do - go left or right. Unlikely for him to call for a snap Presidential election that will put him out of power.
Barnier is done. Wonder what Marcon will do - go left or right. Unlikely for him to call for a snap Presidential election that will put him out of power.
Macron cannot call a new parliamentary election. At least one year has to pass after the last parliamentary election, which was in July. I suppose Macron could resign, triggering a new presidential election, but that seems a recipe for even greater chaos!
(EDIT: Macron has stated that he would not resign, regardless of the outcome of the no-confidence vote against his PM and his government.)
What happened today is unprecedented; not since 1962 has a French government been felled by a no-confidence vote.
The alternative seems to be for President Macron to actually cooperate with the center-left alliance, New Popular Front (NFP), rather than seeking to appoint yet-another Prime Minister that governs at the mercy of Marine Le Pen’s extreme-right National Rally (RN). That, however, would require serious compromise and breaking new ground, as France has no tradition for coalition government.
EDIT: Another point to note is that the national budget, which PM Barnier forced through by measures that bypassed a parliamentary vote, is now defunct. In other words, one way or another, France’s politicians will be forced to come to an agreement and find a resolution.
Barnier is done. Wonder what Marcon will do - go left or right. Unlikely for him to call for a snap Presidential election that will put him out of power.
Macron cannot call a new parliamentary election. At least one year has to pass after the last parliamentary election, which was in July. I suppose Macron could resign, triggering a new presidential election, but that seems a recipe for even greater chaos!
(EDIT: Macron has stated that he would not resign, regardless of the outcome of the no-confidence vote against his PM and his government.)
What happened today is unprecedented; not since 1962 has a French government been felled by a no-confidence vote.
The alternative seems to be for President Macron to actually cooperate with the center-left alliance, New Popular Front (NFP), rather than seeking to appoint yet-another Prime Minister that governs at the mercy of Marine Le Pen’s extreme-right National Rally (RN). That, however, would require serious compromise and breaking new ground, as France has no tradition for coalition government.
EDIT: Another point to note is that the national budget, which PM Barnier forced through by measures that bypassed a parliamentary vote, is now defunct. In other words, one way or another, France’s politicians will be forced to come to an agreement and find a resolution.