A new prime minister in the next 48 hours may have, the resigning and outgoing prime minister of the country said in his statements, thus throwing the decision of the decision or not to order a government to the country’s president. Lekorni’s statements on the French television France 2 came after the briefing he gave to Macron at the Champs Elysians on the Marathon two -day negotiations he had – following an order by Emmanuel Macron following his announcement of his resignation.
As Lekorni pointed out, speaking on the French channel – following a quick statement made earlier after meetings with the leadership of the Socialist Party and Left parties seeking some cooperation to form a government (they do not) New elections are moving away. “
In the same context, he made it clear that his mission was completed and said that all the parties he spoke with, in addition to the National Coalition and the Unbelievable France, emphasized that “it is very dangerous for the country to have no budget for 2026 until December”. According to him, the problem for which a solution should be found immediately so that there is a government that will be budget is the issue of “freezing” insurance reform. A suspension of the reform would cost the country “3 billion euros in 2027,” he said.
The question that is now raised is whether Macron wants co -habitation
Given the statements of Lekorni, that a government is possible and that its own mission is over, the ball is now on the stadium of Emmanuel Macron.
Left parties, the Socialists, the Communist Party and the Greens seeking to try to build a government, want specific commitments to participate in a government and more specifically want to freeze the forecasts of insurance reform.
Late last night, former prime minister Macron Elzabett Born, whose days spent the bill, argued that if the country is out of the political impasse, it is open to “freeze” the insurance reform.
For their part, the Greens, shortly before the Lekorni announcements in a press release, had made it clear that “if Macron denies” co -habitation “, then he must leave.”
As they pointed out, how the situation arrived here: “The Presidential camp had preferred to rely on an unstable minority alliance with the Republicans rather than starting serious discussions with (the Alliance of the Left) the New Popular Front (NFP).
The scenario of the cohabitation, which is what the NFP parties were demanding from the outset, but in every way Macron himself and the parties that support him is not uncommon in France. According to this, the prime minister rules with the support of Parliament, while the president maintains influence mainly on foreign policy, defense and European affairs. France has experienced three such periods, more recently from 1997 to 2002, when President Jacques Sirak shared power with socialist Prime Minister Lionel Juspen.
The political crisis is groomed GDP
At the same time, economic growth is expected to reach just 0.8% this year, due to reduced investor confidence and the sluggish labor market. By the end of 2025, the political crisis will have cost the French economy of 0.5 percentage points, or 15 billion euros, according to theCCE, a Paris -based economic observatory.
“In times of uncertainty, companies freeze everything, both investment and employment. And households are also saving more, “the AFCE economist Eric Eric told AFP.
According to Allianz Trade experts, Macron’s early elections cost 4 billion euros, based on the consequent decline in tax revenue and the increase in French interest rates.
