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Macron Rules Out Left-Wing Government for France

Above: Emmanuel Macron, President of France, arrives at the Stade de France prior to the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at the Stade de France on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. Image copyright: *** GETTY *** Tom Weller/VOIGT/GettyImages

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The leftist bloc may have agreed on Lucie Castets as their candidate for prime minister, but Macron has a constitutional duty to ensure the stability of the country. If he were to appoint Castets, all other groups would form a majority to vote a motion of no-confidence against her government — and that's definitely not what institutional stability looks like.

That Macron and his centrist allies are still in denial doesn't affect the fact that the French people have given a clear mandate to the leftist NFP. Therefore, his moves to deny the largest alliance its chance to form a new government and grab power through covert plots indicate his undemocratic disregard for the popular vote.

Macron is on a dangerous path against both the most voted party — the right-wing National Rally — and the largest group — the NFP — in a desperate power grab after his camp suffered a massive defeat in legislative elections. As he does so, he denies democracy and undermines the republic's institutions and the sovereignty of the people.


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