France: Macron Rules Out Left-Wing Government
France: Macron Rules Out Left-Wing Government for France
The Facts
France's Pres. Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday his refusal to appoint Lucie Castets from the leftist New Popular Front (NFP) coalition, which has about a third of the seats in the National Assembly, as prime minister.French Pres. Emmanuel Macron announced Monday his refusal to appoint as prime minister Lucie Castets from the leftist New Popular Front (NFP) coalition, which has about a third of the seats in the National Assembly.
This comes as the leaders of the right-wing National Rally (RN), Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, warned Macron that a vote of no confidence would be put forward if a leftist government was installed.This comes as the leaders of the right-wing National Rally (RN), Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, warned Macron that a vote of no confidence would be put forward if he installed a leftist government.
The Spin
The leftist bloc may have agreed on Lucie Castets as theirits candidate for prime minister, but Macron has a constitutional duty to ensure the stability of the country. If he were to appoint Castets, all the 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, but that doesn't affectchange the fact that the French people have given a clear mandate to the leftist NFP. Therefore, hisMacron's moves to deny the largest alliance its chance to form a new government and grabinstead retain power through covert plots indicate his undemocratic disregard for the popular vote.
Macron is onplaying a dangerous path against both the most -voted party, — the right-wing National Rally, — and the largest group, — the NFP, —for fools in a desperate power grab after his camp suffered a massive defeat in legislative elections. As he does sothis, he also denies democracy and undermines the republic's institutions and the sovereignty of the people.
