He was decided by the prime minister after a marathon consultations with the parties in Elise.
“The President of the Republic has appointed Mr Sebastian Lekorni as well as the formation of a government,” the Champs Elysees said without giving further details. The president “gives the prime minister in white permission,” the presidency said.
For his part, Lecorne himself, in a related post on X, argued that: “I accept – my duty – the mission assigned to me by the President of the Republic to do everything possible to secure France a budget for the end of the year and to face our daily problems. We have to put an end to this political crisis that enrages the French people and this instability that is bad for the image and interests of France. “
First reactions predict political conflict
From the first reactions of the parties to the announcements from Elise and Lecorn himself, it becomes clear that political tension within the National Assembly will rise sharply.
Marin Lepen’s far -right, with posts by both Zordan Bardella, head of the National Coalition (RN) and the French Right leader itself, makes it clear that he will submit a motion of censure against any Government, Absolutely no agreement with Lekorni on the vote on a censure proposal.
The Fabienne Russell Communist Party also called for a censure and election proposal, while the disobedient France called for the fall of both the new government and the removal of Macron.
Central forces gave a positive picture
The placement of Lekorni came after marathon consultations that the president had with the leaderships of the parties, except for her far -right and the disobedient France of Jean Lick Melanson.
The leader of the Liot Central Group, Laurent Panifu, after his meeting with Macron had argued that the France’s National Assembly was not dissolved. According to Laurent Panifu, each of the leaders of the parties “was able to intervene before the President of the Republic he heard”. And Emmanuel Macron “announced to them that he would appoint a prime minister in the coming hours on the basis of what had been told”, implying that “there is no question” of the National Assembly.
Emmanuel Macron “understood very well that the reform of the pension system is the balance indicator,” the Liot chief added.
On the contrary, other forces were cautious
However, the information remains to be confirmed, as center -right leaders, Loren Vocye and Bruno Retagies, left Elise without making any statements.
At the same wavelength is Fabienne Roussel, National Secretary of the French Communist Party (PCF), who said: “I now know that Emmanuel Macron will work for the appointment of a prime minister and not for the dissolution.”
“We are expecting a real change, if that doesn’t happen, it will be a huge frustration, and if the new prime minister is in Macron’s camp, we will not be able to accept it,” the PCF national secretary warned.
‘The new prime minister will not be left’
During her departure from the Mansion of the Champs Elysees, the head of the Ecologists, Marin Todelier, expressing her dissatisfaction with the choice.
“We are leaving without answers for anything except that the next prime minister appointed by Emmanuel Macron will not be in our political camp,” he said.
According to Todelier, Macron told party leaders that he was ready to further delay, until the 2027 presidential election, the retirement reform, but “this is not enough”.
The meeting started at 15:30 (Greek time) and lasted almost 3 hours.
‘We didn’t get an answer’
For his part, Boris Valos of the Socialists appeared with an aggressive disposition after the meeting, saying that “we have not received any response to any issues, not even the reform of the pension system. There is complete confusion. “
“We begged, after a right -hander, a center and then a prime minister of the Renaissance (Macron’s lineup), to take on this responsibility. What will Emmanuel Macron do? I have absolutely no idea. He will do whatever he wants, “he added.
French President Emmanuel Macron “is not ready” to choose a prime minister from the Left, according to Socialist Party leader Olivier Fort, following his meeting with the French president at the Champs -Elysees. The placement of the forward confirms the political impasse that continues in France following the resignation of the previous government and the difficulties of forming a stable parliamentary majority.
“The president is not ready to turn to the left,” the forward said, adding that he cannot guarantee that the Socialist Party would support the next government if there is no clear commitment to social measures and democratic reforms.
“We are not calling for the dismantling of the National Assembly, but we are not afraid,” Fort warned, implying that the Left will not hesitate to throw a government that does not respond to its social priorities.
Two were the favorites
It is recalled that publications had come to the surface in the morning that outgoing Sebastian Lecorni and Jean-Louu Borlou.
Indeed, according to sources cited by Politico, the Champs Elysians had begun working on the choice of Lecorni and trying to see which commitments are needed to ensure that it remains at the helm of the government.
And all this despite the fact that Lekorni himself, who became the most ephemeral prime minister of the 5th French Republic, with a term of 27 days, had assured that “he did not want the job” and “completed” his mission.
The thorn of pension
The central point of disagreement between the two sides remains the reform of the pension system, which provides for an increase in the retirement age of 62 to 64 years. Fort said that President Macron did not give a clear response to the Socialist Party’s concerns about overthrowing balance in the welfare state.
“This reform is not socially fair. It will hurt low -income workers and those who started their professional lives early, “the socialist leader said, noting that without withdrawal on this issue,” there can be no political convergence “.
A political backdrop on a stretched rope
Macron’s insistence on maintaining control of the political center, avoiding compromises with both the left and the right, leaves France in a state of institutional uncertainty. The successive failures of government formation and social fatigue from reforms have created a climate of political instability.
The president himself attempts to appear as a guarantor of continuity and “democratic balance”, but parties’ mistrust and the rise of limbs make it more difficult to manage the situation.
To a new test for France
Next week is considered critical, as Macron’s choice of Lecorne, probably with another government composition, is not sure to be able to change the balance within the National Assembly. In any case, the policy of the French president is tested as ever – between the need for stability and the growing pressure of a society seeking change.
