To make that statement about any President of France not named Charles de Gaulle is remarkable, but once again, following the ouster of his previously selected Prime Minister, Emanuel Macron has once again named a PM without any consideration or discussion with the two largest parties in the assembly.
French President Emmanuel Macron named François Bayrou, a centrist ally, as prime minister on Friday, in a bid to restore stability after a no-confidence vote toppled the shortest-serving government in the modern French republic.
Shortest-serving government in the modern French republic so far.
The new prime minister must now try to cobble together a government and get a handle on France’s spiraling deficit and debt burden — in a way that satisfies enough of the warring political factions to keep everything from crashing down again.
European allies are looking for France and neighboring Germany, also in political and financial turmoil, to get their affairs in order at a time when President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to launch a trade war and to pivot the U.S. position on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
The appointment of 73-year-old Bayrou — a well-known name in French politics and a longtime Macron ally — came after a nearly two-hour meeting with the president at the Élysée Palace on Friday morning.
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Facing backlash over the political turmoil, Macron has called on the country’s fractious parties to make compromises in the national interest. He held consultations with the leaders of different blocs in the lead-up to Friday’s announcement. The far-right and far-left parties that pushed for the no-confidence vote have not been included in the talks.
Yes, Macron calls for compromise, and refuses to talk to people who are not his personal allies.
Who says that irony is dead?
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