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Macron resists calls to resign, vows to name new French prime minister within days

Macron resists calls to resign, vows to name new French prime minister within days

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Emmanuel Macron has reaffirmed his commitment to staying in office until the end of his term in 2027, despite the resignation of his chosen Prime Minister Michel Barnier. The latter was ousted by lawmakers in a no-confidence vote over his handling of a budget aimed at taming a wide deficit. Macron has rejected opposition calls for him to step down, instead placing blame on the left-wing and far-right factions that united to bring down Barnier's government. Macron has stated that he will name a new prime minister within days.

Manuel Bompard
La France Insoumise party
1. I believe that stability requires the departure of the president of the Republic.
Mathilde Panot
La France Insoumise party
1. We are now calling on Macron to go.
2. This historic event is a powerful signal: no matter what happens, people can change the course of history. Now Macron must go.
Michel Barnier
Les Républicains
1. We need to get beyond our divisions to support our country.
Marine Le Pen
National Rally
1. We have not changed our minds: we are opposed to a left-wing Prime Minister.
2. A little reminder to President Macron, who is supposed to be the guarantor of the Constitution: censure is not anti-republican, it is provided for in the Constitution of our Fifth Republic.
Yael Braun-Pivet
Renaissance
1. There must not be any political hesitation. We need a leader who can speak to everyone and work to pass a new budget bill.
Emmanuel Macron
Renaissance
1. Let's be honest, they think about one thing: the presidential election.
2. I will appoint a prime minister in the coming days.
3. They insulted their own voters, and they have chosen simply disorder.
4. I was elected to serve until 2027, and I will fulfill that mandate.
5. The extreme right and the extreme left united together in an anti-Republican front.
6. Many have blamed me for it and I know, many continue to blame me. It's a fact and it's my responsibility.
7. They are not thinking about your lives, let's be honest. They are thinking of just one thing: the presidential election.
Gael Sliman
Odoxa
1. The majority of National Rally voters think that all this is Emmanuel Macron's fault.
Marta Lorimer
University of Cardiff
1. There is no obligation or even expectation that he will resign – this is just something that some in the opposition are requesting/suggesting. France is a semi-presidential system, and the government and presidency are two separate institutions.
2. He could either go for another minority cabinet, perhaps getting some form of pact of non-belligerence in place. For example, if he appointed someone from the left, he would have to get the agreement from the centre and the right not to vote a no-confidence motion against them.
3. She realises that voting for a no-confidence motion, thereby potentially leading France into serious political and economic turmoil, goes against the strategy of 'respectabilisation' she has been pursuing.

Macron resists calls to resign, vows to name new French prime minister within days

2024 French General Elections

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