The political crisis detonated in France for worsened on Tuesday, 7, with an increase in criticism of President Emmanuel Macron within his own political group. Two former primers who served in the president’s office criticized him in the midst of pressure to call new legislative elections or resign to office.
One of them, Édouard Philippe, said Macron should call early presidential elections and resign after the National Assembly approved the budget for 2026.
Philippe, who was Macron’s first prime minister after he came to power in 2017, said that the French president should say “that we cannot let what we have lived in the last six months award. Another 18 months is considered too long and this would hurt France.”
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The French president was also criticized by former Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who expressed his discontent with Macron’s decision to dissolve the House of Representatives in June 2024-the root of the current crisis.
“Like many French, I no longer understand the president’s decisions,” Attal told the station TF1 On Monday, 6.
Macron had previously said that he will fulfill his second and last presidential term to the end.
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Prime Minister’s resignation
After accepting Leconnu’s resignation, Macron gave his ally 48 hours to “final negotiations” with the intention of trying to stabilize the country before deciding his next steps.
Leconnu met on Tuesday with so-called Socle Commun (Common Platform) authorities, a coalition of conservatives and centrists who had provided a support base, although unstable, to Macron’s prime ministers before disintegrating when Leconnu appointed a new office on Sunday night, 5.
The new government then collapsed less than 14 hours later, when conservative Bruno Retailleau removed his support.
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The beginning of the crisis
Political turbulence was overwhelmed by France over a year ago, from that, which triggered new elections.
After the advance of the far right in the elections for the European Parliament, Macron estimated that the vote would benefit him in the face of a fear of the radical advance.
The first round of the election, however, had a opposite result and the president had to ally in the wide left front to defeat the radical right.
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After the victory, however, which weakened his government.
Filled with Macron opponents, parliamentarians overthrew their minority governments, one after another.
