The largest French opposition party National Association (RN) on Wednesday called on President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly and announce new elections. The party to the head of the state addressed the head of the state a few days before the vote on the confidence of the government, which Prime Minister Francois Bayrou applied for. It is expected that his minority government will not receive the support of the majority of Members. According to Politico, TASR reports this.
“There is only one way to get out of this political blind alley: return to the polls,” said RN chairman Jordan Bardella for TF1. “Macron must recognize this institutional paralysis it has caused himself and either dissolve the National Assembly or resign,” he said.
Call of the National Association
Politico describes the call of Bardell for the resignation of the President as surprising, as the court leader RN Marina Le Pen acknowledged as guilty of the fraud of public finances and awarded her a five -year prohibition to run for an elected office. The politician appealed against the judgment and the verdict of the higher court is expected next summer. The proper election of the President should take place in 2027.
French Prime Minister announced on Monday that Parliament will apply for a vote on confidence in the government at an extraordinary meeting on 8 September. With this step, he wants to gain support for the proposed cuts in government spending. Bayra claims that he will ask Members to confirm the government’s efforts to reduce the budget spending by EUR 43.8 billion. For example, the proposal expects the abolition of two public holidays and should reduce France’s budget deficit to 4.6 percent of the gross domestic product.
Trust to Government in danger
Opposition Socialist Party (PS), Greens, Communists, extreme left -wing stubborn France (LFI) and the far right National Association (RN) announced on Tuesday that they would not support the government’s proposal. In addition, they call for a national strike on September 10.
According to two sources of Politico Macron, he admitted that the government has only a little chance to settle the vote of confidence. He has already announced his close allies to “ready” for the upcoming events. One of the President’s advisors said that although Macron did not want another early elections, he “always said he would not renounce his constitutional powers to dissolve Parliament.
Opinion surveys suggest that the French public is in favor of returning to the polls. The Elab’s survey published on Tuesday showed that 69 percent of respondents support the dissolution of the National Assembly, while up to 67 percent of the French have spoken Macron’s resignation.
However, Politico concludes that further parliamentary elections could be a “double -edged weapon” for France. The portal recalls that, as with the early elections, the portal could be re -accessed by parties that cannot compile a government coalition together.
